gyrostat

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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 Gray, Andrew

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 Gray, Andrew

Change the sign of g for the case of the gyrostats spinning upright, one on the top of the other, and so realize the gyrostat on the top of a gyrostat described by Maxwell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Figure 15 shows one form of gyrostat mounted on a horizontal frame, held in the hands of an experimenter.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

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 Gray, Andrew