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Steering compass
New type of steering compass designed in about 1831 by Sir William Snow Harris, FRS. The principal innovation was a copper ring to reduce the vibrations of the compass card.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1407 |
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| Type: | Steering compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Taylor, Janet; Harris, William Snow |
| Date made: | circa 1847 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 145 mm x 310 mm x 275 mm |
| Parts: | Steering compass |