Upcoming Library Events for Science and Art Lovers

The Foucault Pendulum-Come See the Earth Turn-Friday, April 8 - 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Come See the Earth Turn" presented by J. Leon Poirier Until the mid-19th century, there was no definitive proof that the Earth turned on its axis. Léon Foucault stunned the scientific world with a simple experiment that provided incontrovertible evidence that the Earth turned on its axis. The date was February 3, 1851; the demonstration was a long pendulum hung from the ceiling of the Meridian Hall in the Paris Observatory. Join us on April 8th, and you too will see the Earth turn when we re-enact Léon Foucault’s epic experiment with a miniature version of his pendulum.

Art Reception for artist Maxine Farkas - Saturday, April 9 - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

“Left New York June 21st 1924” by artist Maxine Farkas. A cigar box holding postcards and notes found in a garage in Orlando found its way to Lowell. In the cigar box, bare bones hint at the story of a young man traveling across the U.S. 90 years ago. Lots of questions to be answered . . . Who was the young man? What was our country like 90 years ago? Artist Maxine Farkas invites patrons of the Chelmsford Public Library to join her in putting together a narrative about this journey.

Event descriptions via the public library and Town of Chelmsford