Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971

Report of the Admiralty Compass Committee 1837-1840. The documents (all 20th-century transcripts) include reports on compass cards and pivots by Captain Johnson and correspondence concerning various compass subjects from William Scoresby, Mr Barrow, Professor Christie and CT Tucker on HMS EREBUS.

Record Details

Item reference: ACO/S&T/15/1
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1837 - 1840
Creator: Admiralty Compass Observatory
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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