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Published at 1115 × 1099 in Significant figures: Sofya Kovalevskaya
Kovalevskaya top

An example Kovalevskaya top, built using three spheres and a ring. If this top’s position is fixed at the orange point but is allowed to rotate,
the equations that describe its motion can be solved analytically thanks to Sofya.

Kovalevskaya top

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