Flattening of Earth by Rotation: From Historical Experiment to Modern Toy

Autor/inn/en	Hernández, Irene Tovar; Vaquero, José Manuel
Titel	Flattening of Earth by Rotation: From Historical Experiment to Modern Toy
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 61 (2023) 2, S.100-101 (2 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hernández, Irene Tovar) ORCID (Vaquero, José Manuel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Physics; Science History; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Motion; Textbook Content; Secondary School Science; Textbooks; Manipulative Materials; Science Experiments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Physik; History of science; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Bewegungsablauf; Lehrbuchtext; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Hilfsmittel
Abstract	Old physics textbooks give us a great opportunity to learn about the history of science and rediscover different methods to teach physics to our students. There are many disused and forgotten experiments in them, but these can still be very useful to affirm and understand physics. This is the case of an instrument used in the 19th century to demonstrate that the flattened shape of Earth is caused by its rotational motion. Today, this instrument does not appear in textbooks and is not used in secondary school classes. However, there is a modern toy that is identical to it. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01