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Magnetic correcting device - aircraft compass
Magnetic correcting device
Consists of a turn screw with a crossbar. Two bar magnets are fitted onto a central column by brass blocks. The ends of the magnets are fitted into the ends of the crossbar. When the turn screw is revolved the bar magnets are moved in increasing or decreasing arcs.
Consists of a turn screw with a crossbar. Two bar magnets are fitted onto a central column by brass blocks. The ends of the magnets are fitted into the ends of the crossbar. When the turn screw is revolved the bar magnets are moved in increasing or decreasing arcs.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0372 |
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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: 40 mm x 90 mm x 47 mm |