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Corrector magnet cylinder
A brass cylinder enclosing nine magnets 9" x 3/8". These were attached beneath the bucket in the binnacles of certain ships where it was found that the ordinary nine magnets were insufficient to correct heeling error.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0446 |
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| Type: | Corrector magnet cylinder |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1918 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 251 mm; Diameter: 34 mm |
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