For a gyrostat spinning upright on the summit of a sphere of radius b, the signs of a and b must be changed in (5), or else the sign of g, which amounts to the same thing.

Denoting the components of horizontal displacement of the point of the fly-wheel by ξ, η, then

br = ξ, bs = η, bσ = ξ + ηi = λ (suppose),

(10)

ω = αῶ + λ.

(11)

If the point is forced to take the motion (ξ, η, ζ) by components of force X, Y, Z, the equations of motion become

−Aq + Kp =    Ya − Zaq,

(12)

Ap + Kq =    −Xa + Zap,