Total force needles
Two needles, one with weight, edge bar type with pointed ends. Length 3.5". Width 0.25". A small paper packet containing two small weights. Held in metal box 3.8 x 1.8 x 0.5" (9.9 x 4.7 x 1.3 cm)
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Object Details
ID: | ACO0092 |
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Type: | Total force needles |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Dover, A. W. |
Events: | Antarctic Exploration: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904; Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 |
Vessels: | Discovery (1901); Terra Nova fl.1910 |
Date made: | 1901 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
Measurements: | Overall: 11 mm x 98 mm x 46 mm |