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Type O.1
Liquid compass
Bowl:White metal. Glazed with domed glass. Four support strutts on side of bowl, these are connected to a plate. This plate is connected to angle iron springs which is in turn connected to a base plate. Base plate has a vernier. Four steadying arms on outside of bowl. Painted white inside of bowl and one arc of 90 degrees described.
Card: Small circle with dome at centre. Graduated to 8 points. Has four arms radiating marked 0, 1, 2, 3, respectively. Diameter of card 1" (2.5cm)
Needle: Four needles slung beneath card. Length 1" (2.5cm)
Pivot: Unsighted
Bowl:White metal. Glazed with domed glass. Four support strutts on side of bowl, these are connected to a plate. This plate is connected to angle iron springs which is in turn connected to a base plate. Base plate has a vernier. Four steadying arms on outside of bowl. Painted white inside of bowl and one arc of 90 degrees described.
Card: Small circle with dome at centre. Graduated to 8 points. Has four arms radiating marked 0, 1, 2, 3, respectively. Diameter of card 1" (2.5cm)
Needle: Four needles slung beneath card. Length 1" (2.5cm)
Pivot: Unsighted
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0342 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass - aircraft |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Air Ministry |
| Date made: | 1924 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 120 mm; Diameter: 155 mm |