Gyroscope
date: label: date made
content: ca 1860
notes: label: Description
content: Preston Bassett, the donor of this gyroscope, stated that it "was used by Schoolmaster Pratt of Leverett, Mass., during the 1860's, in his course on Natural Philosophy. It is said that he made the model himself."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.326152
label: catalog number
content: 326152
label: accession number
content: 259273
objectType: label: Object Name
content: gyroscope and holder
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: lead (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in; 10.795 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 4 1/4 in; 15.24 cm x 10.795 cm