CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
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]