Engraving depicting a toy gyroscope (or Magic Top). A gyroscope is a device consisting of a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction. Dated 19th Century

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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