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Compass needle
An experimental model with a slot in which the jewel cup can be moved for the purpose of balancing. Of the time of the Compass Committee. Elongated diamond shape.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0434 |
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| Type: | Compass needle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1838 |
| People: | Compass Committee |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 102 mm x 15 mm |
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