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Facsimile of manuscript of K. E. Tsiolkovskiy, "Free St-ac" (1883). Setch (section of = qnqhy On the right

a carnf)n, shooting with roquid shot; its recoil (reaction) is communicated to the ship a motion in space. In middle - gyroscopes, by whose rotation the position of (orientation) ship in space can be changed. Sketch is dated 9 March 1883 (old calendar).

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