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THIS is an admirable little book suitable from every point of view as a present for a boy with a mechanical turn of mind. As the extended title indicates, the properties of the gyroscope are illustrated by a series of experiments, always with a view to its application to a mono rail car. The reader is expected to be able to drill holes in metal and tap threads in them and perform simple constructional operations. He is thus encouraged to prepare his own apparatus and make each experiment as he goes along.
The Gyroscope: An Experimental Study. From Spinning-Top to Mono-Rail.
By V. E. Johnson. Pp. 52. (London: E. and F. N. Spon, Ltd.; New York: Spon and Chamberlain, 1911.) Price 1s. 6d. net.
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B., C. The Gyroscope: An Experimental Study From Spinning-Top to Mono-Rail . Nature 86, 211 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/086211a0
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