Mark Watt on improvements in the construction of compasses, 1827
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/43: 536-544
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Correspondence regarding the effect of magnetic variation on the mariner's compass, the use of magnetic variation to establish longitude and the cause of magnetic variation.
Dates
- Creation: 1827
Creator
- Barrow, John, Sir, 1764 - 1848 (1st Baronet, Secretary of the Admiralty) (Person)
- Watt, Mark, fl1827 - 1832 (inventor of solar compass) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
10 folio(s) (10 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Watt, Mark
Original geographic information
Edinburgh [origination]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Finding aid date
2011-12-17 11:20:52+00:00
Repository Details
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