Unifilar variation compass and magnetometer by Robinson

Made:: 1830

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Unifilar variation compass and magnetometer by Robinson, circa 1830

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Category:: Terrestrial Magnetism

Object Number:: 1980-1885

type:: compasses (direction indicators)

credit:: Meteorological Office

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Unifilar variation compass and magnetometer by Robinson

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