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).
Architect John Russell Pope used Jefferson's own architectural tastes in the memorial design. Upon the untimely death of Pope in August 1937, construction was accomplished under the leadership of architects Otto Eggers and Daniel Higgins.