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Exhibit JT-0518 · Level 5

Gyrocompass

A spinning gyroscope finds north without a magnetic field.

Pencil drawing of the gyrocompass: a cutaway sphere on a round base reveals the gyroscope and its mounting, with four detail views alongside.

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