File:PrecessionOfATop.svg
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Summary
This diagram explains the precession of a top. The torque created by the force of gravity applied at the center of gravity and the reactive force applied where the top touches the table causes the top to precess.
| Description | Diagram explaining the precession of a top. |
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| Source | Drawn in Inkscape. |
| Author | Xavier Snelgrove |
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| current | 09:51, 5 January 2017 | | 300 × 350 (19 KB) | Menner | resizing issue |
| 09:40, 5 January 2017 |  | 300 × 350 (19 KB) | Menner | Ohohoh | |
| 09:34, 5 January 2017 |  | 300 × 300 (19 KB) | Menner | refinement | |
| 09:22, 5 January 2017 |  | 300 × 300 (18 KB) | Menner | Coloring | |
| 03:40, 6 April 2007 |  | 300 × 300 (15 KB) | Wxs | This diagram explains the precession of a top. The torque created by the force of gravity applied at the center of gravity and the reactive force applied where the top touches the table causes the top to precess. {{Information |Description=Diagram explain | |
| 03:37, 6 April 2007 |  | 300 × 300 (10 KB) | Wxs | This diagram explains the precession of a top. The torque created by the force of gravity applied at the center of gravity and the reactive force applied where the top touches the table causes the top to precess. {{Information |Description=Diagram explain |
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