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Marine Box Chronometer

Circa 1884-inspired • two-axis stabilized gimbal

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LIVE MECHANISM

Gimbal Physics Lab

Tilt the simulated ship, then watch the two concentric gimbal bearings isolate the dial from roll and pitch.

Ship motion

Ship roll12.0°

Ship pitch8.0°

Wave intensity50%

Gimbal damping0.78

Live stabilization

0.0°Outer gimbal X

0.0°Inner gimbal Y

0.0°Dial tilt error

12:00:00Clock time

How it works

The outer trunnions permit rotation around the longitudinal X axis. The inner journal corrects transverse Y rotation. A spring–damper simulation approximates gravity-driven self-leveling; this is a teaching demonstration, not a calibrated marine dynamics solver.

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