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Bearing
Original agate bearing for the first vertical force magnetometer used at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Inscribed "Robinson London". The maker, Thomas Charles Robinson was born 1792 and died 1841. With 2' bar magnet.
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Object Details
| ID: | AST0758.10 |
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| Type: | Bearing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Robinson, Thomas Charles |
| Date made: | circa 1840 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 141 mm x 140 mm x 65 mm |
| Parts: |
Box of bar magnets
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