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I. Introduction 1
II. Elementary Gyroscopic Phenomena 4
III. The Gyroscope and the Rotation of the Earth 15
IV. Damping the Vibrations of the Gyro-Compass 29
V. The Damping System of the AnschÜtz (1910) Compass 42
VI. The Damping System of the Sperry Compass 52
VII. The Damping System of the Brown Compass 59
VIII. The Latitude Error 65
IX. The North Steaming Error 71
X. The Ballistic Deflection 81
XI. The Quadrantal Error 91
XII. The Elimination of the Quadrantal Error 107
XIII. Centrifugal Forces during Quadrantal Rolling 130
XIV. The AnschÜtz (1910) Compass 138
XV. The Sperry Compass 142
XVI. The Brown Compass 148
XVII. The AnschÜtz (1912) Compass 154
Index 165

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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