Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer)
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Papers on compass corrections on iron ships, 1844 - 1848
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/686
Scope and Contents
Corrections to compasses on iron ships, with related correspondence. The papers include preparations for ascertaining the disturbance of the compasses by magnets on iron vessels; B. Darondeau's French corrections to compasses; disturbances of the compasses on board the vessel 'Fame' from Glasgow to Calcutta, and also the 'Pacha'; E.J. Johnson's deviations of compass needles in fifteen iron ships; and the correction of the compass on the 'Great Britain'. The correspondents include E. Sabine,...
Dates:
1844 - 1848
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