In Norse mythology, Hati was a wolf that chased Mani, the moon, through the sky every night. Lunar eclipses were caused by her coming close to succeeding.
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... around. (The precessing motion is perpendicular to the torque trying to make the gyro fall over.)
The axis of the gyroscope in the Dynabee is fixed to the spinning mass ...