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(Left) Three-frame gyroscope and (right) two-frame gyroscope.

Ring laser gyroscope.

gyroscopic precession

Figure 3: Rate gyroscopes (Left) Velocity gyro for measuring rate of turn;(right) velocity gyro for measuring rate of roll

Figure 2: Apparent movement of the spin axis of a gyroscope

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(Left) Three-frame gyroscope and (right) two-frame gyroscope.

Ring laser gyroscope.

gyroscopic precession

Figure 3: Rate gyroscopes (Left) Velocity gyro for measuring rate of turn;(right) velocity gyro for measuring rate of roll

Figure 2: Apparent movement of the spin axis of a gyroscope

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