Foucault may refer to: *

Foucault (surname) Foucault is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jean-Pierre Foucault (born 1947), French television host * Jeffrey Foucault (born 1976), American songwriter *Léon Foucault (1819–1868), French physicist * Michel Foucault (1926– ...

* Léon Foucault (1819–1868), French physicist. Three notable objects were named after him: **

Foucault (crater) Foucault is a small lunar impact crater that lies along the southern edge of Mare Frigoris, to the southeast of the crater Harpalus. In the rugged terrain to the south of Foucault is Sharp. The outer perimeter of Foucault forms a somewhat irregul ...

, a small lunar impact crater ** 5668 Foucault, an asteroid **

Foucault pendulum The Foucault pendulum or Foucault's pendulum is a simple device named after French physicist Léon Foucault, conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the Earth's rotation. A long and heavy pendulum suspended from the high roof above a circular a ...

Michel Foucault Paul-Michel Foucault (, ; ; 15 October 192625 June 1984) was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Foucault's theories primarily address the relationship between power and knowledge, and how ...

(1926–1984), French philosopher ** ''Foucault'' (Deleuze book) (1986), a book about the French philosopher by Gilles Deleuze ** ''Foucault'' (Merquior book) (1985), a book about the French philosopher by J. G. Merquior

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