Heeling error instrument

A pair of magnetic needles are mounted on iridium pivots working on jewel surfaces and a small vertical magnet which is carried inside the central stem can be raised or lowered by means of a screw operated by a graduated head above the glass face of the instrument.

Object Details

ID: ACO0075
Type: Heeling error instrument
Display location: Not on display
Creator: White, James
Date made: 1879
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm x 89 mm x 38 mm
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