Johnson, Gaylord · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 98
The heavy pail of earth was swinging in a Northand South direction, just at right angles to theequator of the globe; and as the globe slowly turned FOURTH REEL 83 the children watched to see the pendulum swingcrossways of the barn floor, as it had before, butnothing of the sort happened. Even when… … Oh, I see! cried Peter, the pendulum doesntswing crossways, and stays swinging lengthways,because at the equator the barn doesnt turn aroundin space. Its different when the barn is at the pole. Right, said Uncle Henry. Now we, here inthis real barn, are located somewhere between theequator and the…
Astronomy
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