CHAPTER VII

THE GYROCAR

Mr. Louis Brennan's car exhibited before the Royal Society in

London, p. 195--How the gyroscope is installed on this car, p.

196--Gyroscopic action explained, p. 197--Why does the spinning

wheel exert gyroscopic power? p. 199--Mr. Brennan's model car,

p. 200--The "wabble" of the gyroscope explained, p. 202--How

the Brennan gyroscopes work, p. 203--Technical explanation of

the gyroscope, p. 204--The evolution of an idea, p. 213--Sir

Henry Bessemer's experiment, p. 214--What may be expected of the

gyrocar, p. 215.

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