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UN7ALB12366
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Foucault Pendulum Being Installed at UN Headquarters
11/23/1955 4:31:16 PM
Unique ID
UN7772072
Netherlands Gift to the United Nations
12/7/1955 4:07:38 PM
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UN7755642
Foucault Pendulum Installed at U.N. Headquarters
12/20/1955 2:49:08 PM
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UN7768091
Foucault Pendulum at UN Headquarters
7/1/1969 10:27:41 AM
Unique ID
UN7723057
Foucault Pendulum at UN Headquarters
7/1/1969 10:27:41 AM
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UN7723056
Foucault Pendulum at UN Headquarters
3/1/2013 11:51:44 AM
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UN7292210
Brazilian Stainless Steel Sculpture
3/2/1984 8:40:05 PM
Unique ID
UN7572330
Sculpture "Sphere within a Sphere" Outside General Assembly Building
2/25/2003 2:42:10 PM
Unique ID
UN7773772
Sculpture "Sphere within a Sphere" Outside General Assembly Building
2/25/2003 2:40:56 PM
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UN7773773
Gift from Costa Rica to the United Nations
1/5/1996 10:36:32 PM
Unique ID
UN7546382
Gift from Bolivia to the United Nations
1/5/1996 10:42:19 PM
Unique ID
UN7546383
Gift from Guinea to the United Nations
1/5/1996 11:12:19 AM
Unique ID
UN7546384
Gift from Estonia to the United Nations
1/5/1996 11:12:16 AM
Unique ID
UN7546386
Gift from the Russian Federation to the United Nations
1/5/1996 10:42:06 PM
Unique ID
UN7546387
Gift of Iraq to the United Nations
7/2/1987 8:46:55 PM
Unique ID
UN7593477
"Sphere within a Sphere"
12/16/2005 10:53:40 AM
Unique ID
UN7732841
Iran Presents Replica of Ancient Edict to UN
4/29/1976 11:19:19 AM
Unique ID
UN7697432
Japanese Peace Bell at United Nations Headquarters
5/1/1966 12:06:36 AM
Unique ID
UN7634660
Monument in Memory of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
5/1/1966 12:06:43 AM
Unique ID
UN7634664
Gift of Pakistan to the Untied Nations
8/1/1985 2:47:21 PM
Unique ID
UN7437126
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Gift From the Netherlands to the United Nations
Caption Description
The Netherlands gift to the United Nations is a Foucault pendulum, a device offering visual proof of the rotation of the earth on its axis. The pendulum donated in 1955, comprises a 200-pound gold-plated sphere suspended from the 75-foot ceiling by a stainless steel wire, which holds the sphere to allow the weighted ball to swing freely in any plane.
A partial view of the pendulum.
Unique Identifier
UN7723060
NICA ID
126224
Production Date
08/01/1985 10:27:41 AM
Country
United States of America
City/Location
New York
Credit
UN Photo/Lois Conner
