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Page 47
... spinning top will go around in a circle at a slant ; if spun with a slant at the start , it will quickly stand upright until halted by friction . Its physical properties are similar to those of the gyroscope . Some tops , as the common ...
... spinning top will go around in a circle at a slant ; if spun with a slant at the start , it will quickly stand upright until halted by friction . Its physical properties are similar to those of the gyroscope . Some tops , as the common ...
Page 107
... spinning wheel and does not include objects designed primarily for ornament . Etymologically it should be confined to wooden objects , but treen is sometimes used in reference to utensils made in bone , horn , or ivory . Although the ...
... spinning wheel and does not include objects designed primarily for ornament . Etymologically it should be confined to wooden objects , but treen is sometimes used in reference to utensils made in bone , horn , or ivory . Although the ...
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... spinning , method of producing man- made or synthetic filaments . synthetic fibre spinning processes 7 : 258g Wettin , major European dynasty , genealogi- cally traceable to the start of the 10th century AD . Its earliest known ...
... spinning , method of producing man- made or synthetic filaments . synthetic fibre spinning processes 7 : 258g Wettin , major European dynasty , genealogi- cally traceable to the start of the 10th century AD . Its earliest known ...
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