Fox dip circle

Equipment includes a large dip circle, a brass box of weights, a pair of tweezers, a bone disc with handle, a bar with a tube at centre to contain weights and a brass bottle containing pieces of brass with hooks.

Object Details

ID: ACO0088
Type: Fox dip circle
Display location: Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Creator: Dover, A. W.; Fox, Robert Were George, W.
Date made: circa 1825
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 325 mm x 244 mm x 230 mm
Parts: Fox dip circle