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Compass needle
A group of seven needles of varying shapes used for experimental work during the period of the Compass Committee (1837-40) and later years.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0433 |
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| Type: | Compass needle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1840 |
| People: | Compass Committee |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 76 mm |
| Parts: | Compass needle |