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Description: | McCulloch's patent compass in oak box without lid. Card marked in degrees, in quadrants . Embedded brass disc inside box ' Univ. Abdn. Nat. Phil. ' In single gimbals. Patent No 1663 (1788). One of only a few in museums throughout the world. See article by Anita Mcconnell. Accompanying this item is now McCulloch's publication 'An Account of the New Improved Sea Compasses, made by the Patentee K. McCulloch , Compass-Maker to his Royal Highness Duke of Clarence , with Reports of their practical Utility founded on some Years Experience By Capt. Philip D'Auvergne, F.R.S. and other Scientific Gentlemen ' 30pp + 5, 4 figures (London, 1789)
Acquisition source: £9.12.0 (vid. Knight Manuscript pg.830) | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDNP University of Aberdeen, Natural Philosophy Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1792 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | McCulloch Compass maker to his Royal Highness Prince William Henry. No 38 Minories | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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