gyrostatic
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From this combination remarkable results are achieved, and all gyrostatic effect from the propellers eliminated.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
The system is said by Thomson and Tait in such a case to be under gyrostatic domination.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
All that can possibly be done by this theory, with its assumption of forces acting according to any assumed law of relation to distance, is done by the gyrostatic system.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various
The gyrostatic compasses gave them considerable assistance, and they had perfect chronometers, but these latter could be of no use without celestial observations of some kind.
From The Second Deluge by Garrett Putman Serviss
Reference has been made to the treatment of "gyrostatic domination" in "Thomson and Tait."
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
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