Read before the Inst. of Naval Archts. Describes an appliance, proposed by the writer, the employment of which makes it possible not only to increase the period of oscillation of a vessel, but also to lessen her angle of heel. It depends in principle on the gyroscopic action of a rapidly rotating flywheel. (5300 w.)
The gyroscopic effect of flywheels on board ships
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1904
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Gyroscopic stabilisation of ships
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