CHAPTER VII

THE GYROCAR

Mr. Louis Brennan's car exhibited before the Royal Society in London, p. 195--How the gyroscope is installed on this car, p. 196--Gyroscopic action explained, p. 197--Why does the spinning wheel exert gyroscopic power? p. 199--Mr. Brennan's model car, p. 200--The "wabble" of the gyroscope explained, p. 202--How the Brennan gyroscopes work, p. 203--Technical explanation of the gyroscope, p. 204--The evolution of an idea, p. 213--Sir Henry Bessemer's experiment, p. 214--What may be expected of the gyrocar, p. 215.