Compound pendulum (or physical pendulum)

Structure of mechanism
Function	A long metal plate is fixed to a rod via a ball race. The device can thus oscillate about the rod’s axis.

Application
Examples of application	This device is used to study the oscillation of the metal plate. It was used by future teachers during their studies at the men’s and women’s teacher training colleges, now the IUFM (University Teacher Training Institute) in Clermont-Ferrand.

Permanent links

DMG-Lib		https://www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/handler?mcdsc=2915025
Europeana		http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020801/dmglib_handler_mcdsc_2915025.html