Miscellaneous items of correspondence concerning the deviations of the compass, 1865, 1869 and 1870
Miscellaneous items of correspondence concerning the deviations of the compass, 1865, 1869 and 1870, included is an original note by Washington, in his own hand, dated 1855
Record Details
| Item reference: | ACO/4/19 |
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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: | 1855 - 1870 |
| Creator: | Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Dygograms compiled by W. W. Rundell (former secretary, Liverpool Compass Committee), 1889 for HMS POLYPHEMUS, HMS CURLEW and HMS DREADNOUGHT (Manuscript) (ACO/4/2)
- Collected papers on the trials of the improved liquid compass, 1888-1890 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/6)
- Original Drafts of Minutes by the Hydrographers and Superintendent of Compasses, 1889- 1898 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/7)
- Compass Cards - A proposal to change to 0-360 degrees, 1900 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/11)
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