Fessel-type gyroscope
Date: 1940-1960
Inventory Number: 2006-1-0066
Classification: Gyroscope
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Maker: American ?
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Dimensions:
24.5 x 11 x 28 cm (9 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 11 in.)
Description:
A flywheel is set inside a ring or gimbal and rotates freely. The arm attached to the gyroscope extends further than the pivot point. There is a sliding counterweight on it. A base supports the whole instrument.
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FunctionThis type of gyroscope is usually named Plücker (or Fessel's) apparatus. It is chiefly aimed at demonstrating the force and precession in a gyroscope. The counterweight, when the gyroscope spins, maintains it in the horizontal position.
For more on the gyroscope in general, see the following website.
More examples of this type of gyroscope is found here.
For more on the gyroscope in general, see the following website.
More examples of this type of gyroscope is found here.