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Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1985
ACO/S&T/23/5
Booklet, entitled 'XTN/ Divisional Review, May 1985.' Compiled by the Admiralty Research Establishment, Navigation Division for their open day.…
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1963
ACO/S&T/10/22
Press Release, December 1963, Admiralty S.I.N.S (Ships' Inertial Navigation Systems) Contract- British and far less costly.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1986-11-01
ACO/S&T/23/6
Brief review of the Admiralty Research Establishment at the Admiralty Compass Observatory.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
ACO/S&T/23/7
Typescript paper entitled, 'The Manor of Ditton and the Compass Division', no date.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1956
ACO/S&T/10/23
Paper, ACO, Admiralty Gyro- Magnetic Compass Type 7 (AGM 7), technical report: 680.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1953
ACO/S&T/11/1
Mechanical Inductor Compass, TR 29
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1894-09-12
ACO/S&T/20/15
Remarks on the report from SPARTAN after 72 hours continuous steaming by E W Creak, ACO.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1888-01-01
ACO/S&T/20/16
Correspondence concerning a pamphlet containing a description of a new form of standard compass used on board the Italian transport AMERICA (pamphlet not present).
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1896-10-12
ACO/S&T/20/17
Notes by E W Creak on the invention by Mr Buckholtz of Charlton, electrical engineer, which was to communicate by electric means the direction of the ship's head as shown by the standard compass on deck to any number of compasses without needles placed in any part of an iron ship.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1896-1899
ACO/S&T/20/19
Draft report and notes on the effects on compasses of firing heavy guns on board ships.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1950-02-24
ACO/S&T/22/4
Report on trial of gyro-stabilised Admiralty tranmitting magnetic compass by the Naval Air Sea Warfare Develpment Unit and Carrier Trials Unit, Royal Naval Air Station, Lee-on-Solent.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1899
ACO/S&T/20/20
Pamphlet, correspondence, notes and report on the ships meridian finder or compass corrector invented by T Ferguson, Imperial Chinese Customs Service, Shanghai, China.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1898
ACO/S&T/20/21
Rough notes and final paper concerning the simultaneous compass correction of coefficients D and E by E W Creak.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1952-05-29
ACO/S&T/22/6
Report EI 2-52 concerning cold chamber and magnetic disturbance - trials of the type E2A compass by the Central Experimental and Proving Establishment Climatic Detachment of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Namao, Alberta.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1894-01-01
ACO/S&T/20/10
Circular by Henry Hughes and Son, Marine Opticians, sent to Captain Creak at the Admiralty concerning an azigraph and advertisement for the duplex course magnifier and azimuth indicator.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
circa 1895
ACO/S&T/20/12
Description of Lieutenant C Clausen's patent universal deflector, manufactured and sold by Cornelius Knudsen, Marine Optician, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1890s. In English.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1971
ACO/S&T/29/19
Report, 'Performance of A.P. 5005 Gyro-compass During Ships Manoeuvres.'
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1971
ACO/S&T/29/20
Report, Trial of Sperry Gyrocompass Mark 19 Mod.3B in HMS WARSPITE.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1971
ACO/S&T/29/21
Report, 'Investigation of the Long-term Performance of Teledyne Gyro Model ECG 1, Part 1.'
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1971
ACO/S&T/29/22
Report, Poor D G Mode Performance of Mark 19 3C Compass in HMS DREADNOUGHT, by C K Gulland and J W Hargreaves.
Admiralty Compass Observatory: reports, technical notes and memoranda from the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Farnborough (Manuscript)
1938-1955
ACO/S&T/14/1
RAE technical notes and reports. Subjects include navigation of a supersonic fighter; the Busch magnometer and tests of the Sperry gyro-magnetic compass.
Admiralty Compass Observatory: reports, technical notes and memoranda from the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Farnborough (Manuscript)
1944-1952
ACO/S&T/14/2
RAE technical memoranda. Subjects include gyro-compasses, magnetic detector units for wing tip installation and general design requirements for aircraft equipment for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1968
ACO/S&T/29/8
Technical report, Material Instability As Source of Error In Gyroscopes by D Bromley, 2 copies.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1968
ACO/S&T/29/9
Technical report, Effect of temperature changes in V6 Gyro, two copies.
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