A Foucault pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a high tower located at the Earth’s equator is put in motion in a north-south plane. Explain what would be observed regarding any apparent deviation, or the lack thereof, of the pendulum from the north south plane during a 24-hour period.

A Foucault pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a high tower located at the Earth’s equator is put in motion in a north-south plane. Explain what would be observed regarding any apparent deviation, or the lack thereof, of the pendulum from the north south plane during a 24-hour period.

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