The largest Foucault pendulum in the world, named the Principia, is housed at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The pendulum bob measures three feet across, weighs 900 pounds, and hangs ...

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The largest Foucault’s Pendulum has a 900-pound bob hanging from a 70-foot cable and it’s in Oregon. "People tend to respect it," says Sumners. "It’s pretty.