gyrostat
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Suppose the motion λ is due to the suspension of the gyrostat from a point on the axis of a second gyrostat suspended from a fixed point.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
What's the matter with my home-made gyrostat and anemometer?
From Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England
Then the gyrostat, mounted with its axis vertical on trunnions on a level with the fly-wheel, and resting on a wooden frame carried about by the professor!
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
Round the case in the plane of the wheel is a projecting rim sharpened to an edge, on which the gyrostat can be supported in other experiments.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
But now remove the gyrostat from the frame, and set the wheel in rotation.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
