Early gyroscope bearing the unidentified signature "J. Dibb" - Lot 14

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Early gyroscope bearing the unidentified signature "J. Dibb" - Lot 14
Early gyroscope bearing the unidentified signature "J. Dibb" and dated 1857, England or USA. Brass and steel; circle diameter: 10.5 cm. Resting on a cast-iron base with four claw feet, the instrument was made just five years after Foucault introduced his large gyroscope to demonstrate the Earth's rotation on its axis.
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