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🧭 Gyrocompass: North-Seeking, Meridian Oscillation and Latitude Error

2D Canvas gyrocompass: nonlinear spin-axis dynamics on the rotating Earth, pendulous bob and oil dampers, meridian oscillation period, latitude and steaming error, with three in-page numerical checks.

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⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 2D gyrocompass: a spinning rotor, pendulous bob and oil dampers on the rotating Earth swing about the meridian and settle, with the period, latitude error and ship steaming error computed and checked in the page.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install