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Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) 1939-1945 ACO/S&T/15/6
Compass Department work in World War II (EnvAs). Notes on installation of compasses during the war, adjustment of magnetic compasses by Commander May, records of wartime research and development.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) 1978 ACO/S&T/15/7
Notes on stabilization in the Royal Navy by A Elphick (Env A2), text, diagrams and supporting notes.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) 1946-1949 ACO/S&T/15/9
Research and development (R & D) annual reports for the Admiralty Compass Department.
Correspondence with compass makers, In letters and Out letters, 7 August 1842- 10 November 1883 (Manuscript) 1842-08-07 - 1883-11-10 ACO/13/6
Correspondence with compass makers, In letters and Out letters, 7 August 1842- 10 November 1883
Inclining Experiments for Heeling Error, conducted by Captain Creak, HMS THAMES, 1891-1893 (Manuscript) 1891-1893 ACO/4/12/2
Inclining Experiments for Heeling Error, conducted by Captain Creak, HMS THAMES, 1891-1893
Draft Papers to the RUSI, The Mariners Compass in Modern Vessels of War by Staff Commander Creak, 1889 (Manuscript) 1889 ACO/4/14/1
Draft Papers to the RUSI, The Mariners Compass in Modern Vessels of War by Staff Commander Creak, 1889
Comments and Reports on the Piechl Compass and Corrector, 1892- 1902 (Manuscript) 1892-1902 ACO/4/10/4
Comments and Reports on the Piechl Compass and Corrector, mainly by Creak, latterly by Henderson, 1892- 1902; Papers on an invention by Ld. Kelvin for correcting Coef. 'D' (large) using magnets, with Creak reporting it as impractical at sea.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) 1862-1867 ACO/7/7
Register of the examination of instruments, compasses examined, 1862-1867
Correspondence and Notes on a course recorder invented by Lieutenant Piechl, 1892 (Manuscript) 1892 ACO/4/10/5
Correspondence and Notes on a course recorder invented by Lieutenant Piechl, 1892
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) 1887-1915 ACO/7/5
Experiments carried out at the ACO, volume 1, 1887-1915 (volume 2 missing)
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) ACO/12/6
Index of technical library books held in the exhibition room.
Details of various inventions, with comments by Captain Creak, 1891-1902, full list included (Manuscript) 1891-1902 ACO/4/9/1
Details of various inventions, with comments by Captain Creak, 1891 ?1902, full list included
Magnetic Survey carried out on HMS HAWKE by her navigating officer in Malta, 1893 (Manuscript) 1893 ACO/4/9/2
Magnetic Survey carried out on HMS HAWKE by her navigating officer in Malta, 1893
Experiments with Dynamos, Draft rules for fitting a compass corrector, 1888- 1894 (Manuscript) 1888-1894 ACO/4/8/1
Experiments with Dynamos, Draft rules for fitting a compass corrector, 1888- 94
Collected papers on the trials of the improved liquid compass, 1888-1890 (Manuscript) 1888-1890 ACO/4/6
Collected papers on the trials of the improved liquid compass, 1888-1890
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) ACO/12/5
Catalogue of the magnetic compass collection documentation
Report on Japanese Compass Equipment, 1950, Report No. GCD 5/50 (Manuscript) 1950 ACO/13/31
Report on Japanese Compass Equipment, 1950, Report No. GCD 5/50
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) 1969 ACO/12/2
Inventory and estimate of the compass collection, 1969, by the ACO director, W E May, includes miscellaneous report and copy of NMM Maritime Monograph No. 14 1974: Inshore Fishing Craft of the Southern Baltic from Holstein to Curonia
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) ACO/11/10
"Exhibitions: Loans of Compasses and Misc", correspondence and material associated with loaning compasses in the Admiralty Compass Museum, n.d.
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript) ACO/11/11
Photographs, ACO Binnacles and compasses, n.d.