A body experiencing uniform circular motion requires a centripetal force, towards the axis as shown, to maintain its circular path. In the case of an object that is swinging around on the end of a rope in a horizontal plane, the centripetal force on the object is supplied by the tension of the rope.
The museumâs architect and project designer is the Canadian Douglas Cardinal (Blackfoot); its design architects are GBQC Architects of Philadelphia and architect Johnpaul Jones (Cherokee/Choctaw).
A Living Memorial. In the 1930s, landscape architects transformed Masonâs Island from neglected, overgrown farmland into Theodore Roosevelt Island, a memorial to Americaâs 26th president. They conceived a âreal forestâ designed to mimic the natural forest that once covered the island.