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Description: | L.Ma.3 (old departmental catalogue number seen only where the original paint has marked the surface of the lacquer). 0-90 (on the quadrants of two three hundred and sixty degree scales. W. WILSON, 1, BELMONT STREET, LONDON N.W.
MANU W. Wilson. late 19th early 20th century 1, Belmont Street, London N.W., England. DES after NORMAN,Robert. circa 1576 England.. This is a nice example of an early Wilson dip circle or dipping needle, now used for determining the variations in the earth's magnetic field from place to place, was intended by it inventor as a means of determimining latitude | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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