Dip inductor

Metal and brass dip inductor in wooden box used by Professor Stuart Malin at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, and at the Geomagnetism Unit, Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh.

The maker's name, "Cambridge Instrument Co Ltd. England" is in white lettering on the circular part of the instrument. The box has a leather handle and two keys.

Object Details

ID: AST0762
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Dip inductor
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cambridge Instrument Co; Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd.
Date made: ca.1914; ca.1924 1924-1968
People: Malin, Stuart; Malin, Stuart
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 432 x 292 x 298 mm