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Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals

Made:: 1876 in Glasgow

maker:: William Baron Kelvin Thomson and James White

Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals, plus binnacle and brass hood, by James White, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1876. The Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals, plus binnacle and brass hood was presented in 1876 by Lord Kelvin, Sir William Thomson.

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Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1876-739

type:: mariner's compass and magnetic compass

credit:: Donated by Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)

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Kelvin 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals

Kelvin 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals

Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals, by James White, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1876

Measurements:: overall: 105 mm x 160 mm x 155 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , paper (fibre product) and paint

Object Number:: 1876-739 Pt1

type:: instrument component , mariner's compass and magnetic compass

Binnacle for Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass

Binnacle for Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass

Binnacle for Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass, by James White, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1876.

Measurements:: overall: 940 mm x 632 mm x 320 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , steel (metal) and paint

Object Number:: 1876-739 Pt2

type:: instrument component , mariner's compass and magnetic compass

Brass hood for Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass

Brass hood for Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass

Brass hood for Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass, by James White, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1876.

Measurements:: overall: 210 mm x 250 mm x 240 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , paper (fibre product) and paint

Object Number:: 1876-739 Pt3

type:: instrument component , mariner's compass and magnetic compass