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Liquid compass
Liquid compass
Card: A mica band 1" (2.5 cm) wide attached to the float. The card is grey with black markings graduated to points and 0 - 360 degrees
Needle: Unsighted. Inside float.
Pivot: The pivot cap is incorporated into the float, it can be removed by two screws on the underside of the float.
O.A. height 1.5" (3.8 cm)
Card: A mica band 1" (2.5 cm) wide attached to the float. The card is grey with black markings graduated to points and 0 - 360 degrees
Needle: Unsighted. Inside float.
Pivot: The pivot cap is incorporated into the float, it can be removed by two screws on the underside of the float.
O.A. height 1.5" (3.8 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0880 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Doignon, L. |
| Date made: | 1932 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm; Diameter: 132 mm |