Experimental science. Elementary, practical and experimental physics (1890)
Hopkins, George M. (George Milton), 1842-1902 · New York, Munn & co. · leaf 42
mediate compartments are filled with water, andas the vessel is revolved the water in the intermediate com-partment is carried by centrifugal action into the outercompartment, and, compressing the air contained in thatcompartment, drives it through the air duct, with a forcedue to the centrifugal… … THE GYROSCOPE. This instrument has always been a puzzle to physicists.Its phenomena seems to be incapable of explanation in apopular way. In view of the complicated nature of the cal-culations involved, no attempt will here be made to explainthe action of the gyroscope mathe-matically,* the object…
Physics · Lantern projection · Electric apparatus and appliances
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