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Magnetic correcting device - aircraft compass
Magnetic correcting device
Consists of a wedge which slides down two grooves in the base and thus separates two bar magnets. These are held together by a spring and a revolving junction. This is an experimental model.
Consists of a wedge which slides down two grooves in the base and thus separates two bar magnets. These are held together by a spring and a revolving junction. This is an experimental model.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0371 |
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| Type: | Magnetic correcting device - aircraft compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Date made: | circa 1930 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm x 115 mm x 45 mm |
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