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The gyroscope test of relativity

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    B. M. BARKER

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    R. F. O'CONNELL

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BARKER, B., O'CONNELL, R. The gyroscope test of relativity. Nature 312, 314 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/312314b0

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