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Astronomical and navigational instruments
Astronomical and navigational instruments
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Astrolabes and quadrants
Celestial navigation
Charting instruments
Compasses
Course, speed and distance indicators
Electronic navigation
Globes and globe gores
Meteorological instruments
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aerospace transport: airship
aerospace transport: airship (German)
aerospace transport: zeppelin
aerospace transport: zeppelin (German)
Aperiodic compass - aircraft
Aperiodic Compass - Aircraft
Army compass
Army compass and binnacle
Astrological compass
Azimuth compass
Binnacle
Binnacle - army compass
Binnacle and compass
Boat's liquid compass
Boat's Liquid Compass
Boat's Liquid Compass and Binnacle
Cole's universal sun compass
Compass
Compass, gyro
Compass - aircraft
Compass adjuster's outfit
Compass and binnacle
Compass card
Compass card box
Compass deflector
Compass magnet system
Compass magnet system - aircraft
Compass projector
Deflecting apparatus
Dry card compass
Dry Card Compass
Dry Compass Card
Dry compass card
Geomancer's compass
Geomantic compass
Gyrocompass
Hanging compass
land transport: armoured vehicle
Liquid compass
Liquid compass - aircraft
Liquid compass - aircraft (German airship compass)
Liquid compass - aircraft compass
Liquid compass - submarine
Liquid compass - tank
Liquid compass and binnacle
Liquid compass and binnacle top
Lodestone
Lodestone and keeper
Magnet carrier
Magnet carrier - aircraft compass
Magnet corrector
Magnet corrector - aircraft compass
Magnetic corrector box - aircraft compass
Mariner's compass
Overhead compass
Pocket compass - army
Projector compass
Spider card
Spider card - aircraft compass
Spider compass
Spider for liquid compass - aircraft
Steering compass
Submarine liquid compass
Sun compass
Sun Compass
surveying & navigational t&e: binnacle
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass(For liquid compass)
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, dry
surveying & navigational t&e: card, spider(compass)
surveying & navigational t&e: card, spider: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft: compass, aperiodic
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft: compass, liquid(vertical)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft bombsight: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft observers: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, airship: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, army(distant read)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, asiatic: compass, astrological(geomancer's)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, azimuth: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, deflector
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, dry card(deviation)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, dry card: compass, pocket
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid(spider card)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid: compass, projector(miniature)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, magnetic: compass, transmitting Admiralty
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, boat's liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, hanging(magnetic)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid(projector)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, overhead
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, steering(liquid)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, steering(liquid compass)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, submarine liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, sun
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, sun: universal sun compass, Cole's
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, surveying
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, surveying: compass, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, tank: compass, liquid(vertical card)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, variation
surveying & navigational t&e: compass adjuster's outfit
surveying & navigational t&e: corrector, magnet(aircraft)
surveying & navigational t&e: corrector box, magnetic(adjustable)
surveying & navigational t&e: lodestone
surveying & navigational t&e: lodestone(artificial magnet)
surveying & navigational t&e: magnet carrier, compass corrector
surveying & navigational t&e: magnet system, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: spider, compass(aircraft compass)
Surveying compass
Tank, cylindrical
Tank, cylindrical - aircraft compass
Variation compass
water transport
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer (Polish)
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer (USS)
water transport: fighting vessel: submarine
water transport: fighting vessel: submarine (USS)
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aluminium
aluminium?
aluminium alloy
Bakelite / Phenol Formaldehyde (PF)
box: wood covered with black shark skin and lined with magenta silk
brass
brass?
card
card?
cast iron
celluloid
copper
copper alloy
cork
cork?
deteriorated sponge?
electrical wire
electric wire
electric wires
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fabric?
felt
felt padding
glass
glass?
glasss
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iron
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Admiralty Compass Observatory
AEG
Air Ministry
Askaniawerke AG
Association des Ouvriers en Inst de Precision
Baker Compass Co.
Bamberg, Carl
Bennett, Dr. G. T.
Boosman, W.
Borger, Ivor Jensen
Bramah & Sons
C. G. Conn Ltd
Campbell, Colin
Cannon, W. F.
Cary
Cole
Deutsche Seewarte
Dobbie McInnes Ltd
Doignon, L.
E. S. Ritchie & Sons
Ertel & Sohn
Garraio
Geophysical Instrument Co
Goater, Robert
Gowland, George
Gulbransen, Johan
Hamlin, William
Harris, W Snow
Heath & Co. Ltd
Henry Hughes & Son Limited
HVA Ltd.
Instituto Idrografico Italian
Iversen, H.
Johansson, C.
John E. Hand & Sons Co
Kelvin & Hughes Ltd
Kelvin & James White Ltd
Kelvin & Wilfred O White Co
Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd
Keuffel & Esser Co
L. Doignon & Malakoff
Ludolph, W.
Mappin & Webb
Mr King
Nautical Instrument Manufactory
Observator
Paget
Petravic, J V
Petravio, J V
Plath, C.
Plyformers Ltd
Royal Aircraft Factory
Sherrill Research Corporation
T. S. & J. D. Negus
Thomson, William
Unknown
Wang Yangxi
West & Co
White, James
Wittnauer
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Burza fl.1925
R 100
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Type O.2 (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Lodestone
Compass
Lodestone and keeper
Binnacle - army compass
Lodestone
Type 6/18 Mark III (Aperiodic compass - aircraft)
Liquid compass - aircraft
Liquid compass - aircraft
Type P.6 (Liquid compass - aircraft compass)
Compass card
Compass card
Liquid compass - aircraft
Type O.2 (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Type D (Liquid compass - aircraft compass)
Type O.2 (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Cole Pattern Mark II Sun Compass (Sun Compass)
Type D (Liquid compass - aircraft compass)
Type O.2 (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Type 6/18 (Liquid compass - aircraft)
Mark II sun compass (Sun compass)
Gowland Vertical Card Compass (Compass)
Liquid compass and binnacle
Tank, cylindrical - aircraft compass
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