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Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece?
J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
Dog that dived to the bottom of the ocean surfaces at the National Maritime Museum
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Artificial Pendulum Horizon
Azimuth Circle
chronometer, marine
Compass
Compass card
Course indicator
data processing t&e: computing instrument: computer, tidal
Deep sea lead
Deep sea lead and tube
Dry card compass
Liquid compass and binnacle
Marine chronometer
Marine chronometer; Winding key
Marine chronometer winding key
Salinometer
surveying & navigational t&e: artificial horizon
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, dry
surveying & navigational t&e: circle, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: compass
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid(with binnacle)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's self warning: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: depth sounding equipment: lead, deep sea(with tube)
surveying & navigational t&e: indicator, course
Tidal computer
timekeeper: chronometer, marine(8 day)
Winding key
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batteries x 2
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ebony
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mahogany, brass, steel, silver, glass
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metal: brass
metal: lead
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organic: horn
organic: paper
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John Lilley & Son Ltd
Lilley & Son
Willson & Gillie
Wilson & Gillie
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Azimuth Circle
Dry card compass
Dry card compass
1226 (Marine chronometer; Winding key)
Compass card
1833 (Marine chronometer)
Compass card
Liquid compass and binnacle
Patent Chart Course Indicator (Course indicator)
Artificial Pendulum Horizon
Mercator Tidal Index (Tidal computer)
Salinometer
The North Sea Tidal Index (Tidal computer)
The Sceptre Depth Recorder Pat. 321821 (Deep sea lead and tube)
Dry card compass
1226 (Marine chronometer)
Liquid compass and binnacle
2095 (Marine chronometer)
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