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Uncatalogued: May, William Edward, Commander, 1899-1989 (Manuscript) 1939-1984 MSS/87/095
Pamphlet, article extract, Xerox copy, 'The Pseudo- Labrador and the Oblique Meridian' by Heinrich Winter (Manuscript) MAA/60/2
Pamphlet, Xerox copies, miscellaneous articles, extracts from 'Philosophical Transactions', re: Navigation and the magnetic compass, 19 pages (Manuscript) MAA/59
Pamphlet, 'The National Maritime Museum' by Commander W. E. May, The Institute of Navigation, Vol.3, No.4 October 1954 (Manuscript) 1954 - 1954 MAA/56
Pamphlet, 'The House of Dallond, Two Hundred Years of Optical Service', 1750- 1950, no date (Manuscript) 1750 - 1950 MAA/54
Miscellaneous German Pamphlets, extracts, no dates, mainly by Professor. Dr. Hans Blume and Dr. J. Kobb (Manuscript) MAA/53
Miscellaneous transcripts from the National Archives by May, re: chronometers (Manuscript) MAA/23
Italian pamphlet, copy, Rivista Maritima, 1878, published in Roma (Manuscript) 1878 - 1878 MAA/64
Pamphlet, article extract, Xerox copy, 'Brief Narrative of An Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Repulse Bay­' 1824, Captain G F Lyon, RN (Manuscript) 1824 - 1824 MAA/61
Pamphlet, Xerox copy, French, Nouveau Systeme de compass, Joseph Piechl, 1881 (Manuscript) 1881 - 1881 MAA/71/2
Pamphlet, Xerox copies, French, REVUE MARITIME, Nouveau systemede roses de boussle de faible poids, Dr. Kaiser, 1893, vol. 116 (Manuscript) 1893 - 1893 MAA/71/3
Pamphlet, Xerox copy, Correcting heeling error of ships' compasses at sea, the Chevalier Piechl's patent balance, 1889, Admiralty Compass Observatory reference: R6 (7) (Manuscript) 1889 - 1889 MAA/70/3
Article extracts from PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, re: work of C. Hutton, G. Shaw and R. Pearson, 1750- 55, 1724- 34, 1744- 49 and 1672- 83 (Manuscript) 1672 - 1755 MAA/75
Article extract, Xerox copy, TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM AND ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY, L. A. Bauer, 1903, Vol.8, 'The early history of the compass' (Manuscript) 1903 - 1903 MAA/74/1
Pamphlet extracts, Xerox copies, The Mariner's compass: it's history and development, no dates (Manuscript) MAA/73
The Compass and Navigation, includes a letter to Commander W E May from Mr Stanhope, 30 December 1954, re: publication and article information (Manuscript) 1954-12-30 MAA/76
Extracts and photographs relating to Dr Gowin Knight and his Compass and transcrips from the National Archives about chronometers (Manuscript) MAA/22-23
Admiralty Manual, Deviations of the Compass, 1869 (Manuscript) 1869 - 1869 MAA/30
The Theory of the Deviations of the magnetic compass in iron ships, 1936, Admiralty Compass Observatory publication (Manuscript) 1936 - 1936 MAA/31
Miscellaneous extracts from various books, re: compass, folder labelled 'M' (Manuscript) MAA/28
Miscellaneous extracts from various books, re: the history of the compass, folder labelled 'L' (Manuscript) MAA/29
Book, Pivots and Caps in Compasses by R. J. Bray, 1917 (Manuscript) 1917 - ? MAA/26
Admiralty correspondence, transcripts from the records at TNA, miscellaneous records concerning compasses, compiled by May (Manuscript) MAA/24
Miscellaneous notes and photographs concerning the Admiralty records at TNA, re: compasses, transcripts of material containing information on compasses (Manuscript) MAA/25