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Liquid compass
Liquid compass.
Bowl: A brass bowl painted black set in double gimbals. Has a heavy metal weight at the bottom with hole inside to allow for illumination. Protruding lubber line.
Card: A white card with black markings graduated to points and 0 - 360 by degrees. Reduced diameter.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
Azimuth circle: Circle carries prismatic sights with jet reflector for celestial readings. Has weight with spirit level opposite sights.
On ACO stand 9.75" x 11.75"
O.A. Height 11" (27.9cm)
Bowl: A brass bowl painted black set in double gimbals. Has a heavy metal weight at the bottom with hole inside to allow for illumination. Protruding lubber line.
Card: A white card with black markings graduated to points and 0 - 360 by degrees. Reduced diameter.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
Azimuth circle: Circle carries prismatic sights with jet reflector for celestial readings. Has weight with spirit level opposite sights.
On ACO stand 9.75" x 11.75"
O.A. Height 11" (27.9cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0142 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Captain Chetwynd; Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd |
| Date made: | 1913 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 279 mm x 300 mm x 225 mm |
| Parts: | Liquid compass |