(noun.) French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868).
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The French were among the first to contrive such regulators,--Duboscq, Foucault, Serrin, Houdin, and Lontin invented most useful forms of such apparatus. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
He split up the iron core of the armature into thin laminations, separated by paper, thus practically suppressing Foucault currents therein and resulting heating effect. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Nevertheless very efficient electric lamps working by voltaic batteries were devised by Foucault, Duboscq, Deleuil and others as early as 1853. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
Electric Lamps devised by Foucault and Duboscq. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.