| Reference number | AP/37/26 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'On Fessell's [sic] gyroscope' by Charles Wheatstone |
| Date | 1854 |
| Description | Wheatstone presents Fessel's gyroscope before the Royal Society, describing its construction and function. He shares details of a series of experiments undertaken with the gyroscope. Followed by a figure of the gyroscope.
Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments
Received 6 April 1854. Read 27 April 1854.
This paper was published in full in volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On Fessel's gyroscope'. |
| Extent | 9p |
| Format | Drawing |
| Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1854.0015 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7559 | Wheatstone; Sir; Charles (1802 - 1875); physicist | 1802 - 1875 |