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The Magnetic Compass: A Survey of Developments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

W. E. May
W. E. May
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(Admiralty Compass Observatory)
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Abstract

The paper is divided into two parts. The development of ship-borne compasses is reviewed in Part I; in this section some of the difficulties due to bad siting, &c., are mentioned and certain solutions such as the use of repeating compasses and improved methods of correction are described. Part II surveys the development of the aircraft compass and shows how its phases of development have corresponded to those of the marine compass. Some recent forms of aircraft compass and methods of development are also described.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1948 , pp. 342 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1948

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