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Aperiodic compass - aircraft
Azimuth Circle
Azimuth circle box
Azimuth Sight
Bar magnet
Boat's liquid compass
Boat's liquid compass and binnacle
Chronometer issue card
Chronometer issue cards
Compass
Compass and binnacle
documentary artifact: card, chronometer issue(7)
documentary artifact: model, magnetic correcting device(aircraft)
documentary artifact: photograph
Dry card compass
land transport: scout car
Liquid compass
Liquid compass - aircraft
Liquid compass - aircraft compass
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Scout car compass and binnacle - army
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Spider for liquid compass - aircraft
surveying & navigational t&e: amplifier, repeating compass
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass (liquid)
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: card, spider: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: circle, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft: compass, aperiodic
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft bombsight: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, insulated
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid(experimental)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid: compass, scout car
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, magnetic: compass, transmitting Admiralty
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, magnetic transmitting
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, boat's liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, steering
surveying & navigational t&e: correcting device, magnetic(adjustable)
surveying & navigational t&e: correcting device, magnetic: aircraft
surveying & navigational t&e: corrector, magnet(aircraft)
surveying & navigational t&e: corrector box, magnetic(adjustable)
surveying & navigational t&e: magnet, bar
surveying & navigational t&e: magnifier
surveying & navigational t&e: sight, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: spider, compass(aircraft compass)
water transport: fighting vessel: torpedo boat, motor
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Admiralty Compass Observatory
Bennett, Dr. G. T.
Campbell, Colin
Compass Observatory, Leo Boyce, Admiralty
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Royal Greenwich Observatory
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Set of seven Admiralty (Hydrographic Office) chronometer issue cards (Chronometer issue card)
Set of seven Admiralty (Hydrographic Office) chronometer issue cards (Chronometer issue cards)
Repeating compass amplifier
Photograph
Magnifier
Azimuth Sight
Type O.1 (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Aperiodic compass - aircraft
Type P.2 (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Spider for liquid compass - aircraft
Type 6/18 Mark III (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Mariner's compass
Type 6/18 Mark III (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Liquid compass
Liquid compass - aircraft compass
Compass and binnacle
Patt 1152 (Azimuth Circle)
Patt 1152 (Azimuth Circle)
Bar magnet
Patt 1152 (Azimuth circle box)
Dry card compass
Set of seven Admiralty (Hydrographic Office) chronometer issue cards (Chronometer issue cards)
Set of seven Admiralty (Hydrographic Office) chronometer issue cards (Chronometer issue cards)
Set of seven Admiralty (Hydrographic Office) chronometer issue cards (Chronometer issue cards)
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