The Foucault Pendulum: Unveiling Earth’s Rotation 🌎 The Foucault Pendulum is a visual demonstration of the Earth’s rotation. Named after Jean Bernard Leon Foucault, the French physicist who invented it, the Foucault Pendulum was first exhibited in 1851 at the World’s Fair in Paris Throughout the day, the direction of the pendulum’s swing appears to change. Actually, Earth is turning under the pendulum as it swings. At Houston’s latitude (30° N.) the pendulum will precess through 180° or halfway

It’s not often that we have a letterpress cut in our print shop exhibit designed for a specific holiday (besides Christmas). Happy Mother’s Day from the Sacramento History Museum! In this video, Howard letterpress printed an image from a photo engraving that was originally used for printing Mother’s Day greeting cards many MANY years ago. The text in the print states, “MOTHERS DAY GREETINGS Greetings ~ Wonderful Mother of Mine You've told me you loved me on many a Line-.” This was printed with b

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Discover a must-visit museum in Los Angeles! 🏛️ See some of Hollywood’s most famous cars at Petersen Museum, including Bella’s truck from “Twilight” and the time-traveling, DeLorean from “Back to the Future.” 🏎️ The new “Fast and Furious” exhibit features cars like the famous Toyota Supra, Dom’s Charger, and Suki’s S2000. 🚙 Explore exhibits covering 1990s car culture, classic cars, race cars, automotive art, and more. 🚘 See 300 of the rarest vehicles ever assembled in The Vault, and catch a

Howard prints the latest TikTok milestone for the Sacramento History Museum

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2 Motorcycles Up For Grabs!