The Gyroscopic Compass
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- A Non-Mathematical Treatment
T. W. (Thomas Wightman) Chalmers
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION4. CHAPTER II ELEMENTARY GYROSCOPIC PHENOMENA5. CHAPTER III THE GYROSCOPE AND THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH6. CHAPTER IV DAMPING THE VIBRATIONS OF THE GYRO-COMPASS7. CHAPTER V THE DAMPING SYSTEM OF THE ANSCHÜTZ (1910) COMPASS8. CHAPTER VI THE DAMPING SYSTEM OF THE SPERRY COMPASS9. CHAPTER VII THE DAMPING SYSTEM OF THE BROWN COMPASS10. CHAPTER VIII THE LATITUDE ERROR11. CHAPTER IX THE NORTH STEAMING ERROR12. CHAPTER X THE BALLISTIC DEFLECTION13. CHAPTER XI THE QUADRANTAL ERROR14. CHAPTER XII THE ELIMINATION OF THE QUADRANTAL ERROR15. CHAPTER XIII CENTRIFUGAL FORCES DURING QUADRANTAL ROLLING16. CHAPTER XIV THE ANSCHÜTZ (1910) COMPASS17. CHAPTER XV THE SPERRY COMPASS18. CHAPTER XVI THE BROWN COMPASS19. CHAPTER XVII THE ANSCHÜTZ (1912) COMPASS20. INDEX