gyrostat
Americannoun
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Origin of gyrostat
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If the fly-wheel be not in rotation, the experimenter can carry the arrangement about, and the fly-wheel and case move with it as if the gyrostat were merely216 an ordinary rigid body.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
Each of these is divided in the middle for the insertion of a gyrostat, the axis of which is pivoted on the adjacent ends of the two halves of the rod.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
A gyrostat consists of a disk or wheel with a massive rim, which revolves within a case or framework, by which the whole arrangement can be moved about, or supported, without interfering with the wheel.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
If, however, he turns round the other way, the gyrostat immediately turns on its pivots so as to point the other end of the axis up.
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
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