Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971
Report on experiments made on board HMS AURORA to ascertain the causes and effects of heeling error by Captain E W Creak, Superintendent of Compass Department. These experiments led to the development of the Pattern 5 H E Instrument, still in use a century later. Photocopy of original document which can be found in ACO/4/12/1.
Record Details
Item reference: | ACO/S&T/15/3 |
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Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
Level: | ITEM |
Date made: | 1891 - 1891; 1891-03-25 |
Creator: | Admiralty Compass Observatory |
Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/1)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/2)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/3)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/4)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/5)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/6)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/7)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/8)
- Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) (ACO/S&T/15/9)
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