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Description: | Inscription in Russian using Cyrilic characters.
Dry compass
Card: White paper band set on a light aluminium frame work. The card is white with black markings graduated to 1/2 points and quadrantally in degrees. The quadrantal markings are for use with a prism. There is a small weight on paper.
Pivot: Aluminium and jewel pivot set at centre of two diameters.
Needle: The six needles in two sets of three are slung beneath the card and in between the pivot and a circular construction. The needles appear to be suspended in that position by threads which formed a diameter on the E-W axis. There are screw attachments to tighten or slacken off the threads. Length of needles 2.5", 2.25", 2.0" (6.3 cm, 5.7 cm, 5.1 cm)
Inscription. Previously ACO.C.527.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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