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In article <199504112103.RAA06444@hTSO01.Cin.IX.net> "Barry S. Riehle" <briehle@TSO.CIN.IX.NET> writes:
>I don't know how they work either and one of the best mechanics profs I ever
>experienced also was stumped - especially about how they inexplicably switch
>the direction of rotation from beginning to end.

Well, I'm glad We're not the only ones! :)


>However, I will pass on to you what Professor John Hart passed on to me.  It
>may be out of print now but there is a small volume from Dover Books entitled
>"Spinning Tops and Gyroscopic Motion" which gives an excellent explanation of
>how regular tops right themselves.  The author is John Perry.

Thanks, Barry. We have an excellent bookstore in town that I'll check with and 
try and find this.  If they can't get it, it can't be gotten.  I appreciate 
the help.


  Matt Tuley                                              tuley@csn.org

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