Compass deflector
This deflector consists of two pairs of magnets mounted on a framework and pivoted so as to be capable of having their opposite poles closed in on each other or opened out, by means of a right and left-handed screw operating in two sockets.
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Object Details
ID: | ACO0074 |
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Type: | Compass deflector |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | White, James |
Date made: | 1876 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
Measurements: | Overall: 90 mm x 133 mm x 46 mm |