Comments and Reports on the Piechl Compass and Corrector, 1892- 1902
Comments and Reports on the Piechl Compass and Corrector, mainly by Creak, latterly by Henderson, 1892- 1902; Papers on an invention by Ld. Kelvin for correcting Coef. 'D' (large) using magnets, with Creak reporting it as impractical at sea.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ACO/4/10/4 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 folder |
| Date made: | 1892 - 1902 |
| Creator: | Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Early Correspondence and Reports on the Piechl Corrector, 1877- 1882 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/10/1)
- Correspondence between Captain Creak and Lieutenant Piechl with a description of his revised compass corrector, 1888-1889 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/10/2)
- Reports on Sea Trials conducted on the Piechl Compass and corrector, 1889- 1893 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/10/3)
- Comments and Reports on the Piechl Compass and Corrector, 1892- 1902 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/10/4)
- Correspondence and Notes on a course recorder invented by Lieutenant Piechl, 1892 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/10/5)
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