Binnacle with correctors for quadrantal semicircular and heeling errors

Made:: 1876-1879

maker:: James White

patentee:: William Baron Kelvin Thomson

Binnacle with correctors for quadrantal semicircular and heeling errors, azimuth mirror used to take bearings from compass by raising the line of sight, azimuth mirror component, and key for compass binnacle, patented by William Thomson, and made by James White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1876-1879

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Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1879-33

type:: binnacle

credit:: University of Glasgow

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Binnacle with correctors for quadrantal semicircular and heeling errors

Binnacle with correctors for quadrantal semicircular and heeling errors, patented by William Thomson, and made by James White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1876-1879

Measurements:: overall: 1340 mm x 720 mm x 690 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , mahogany (wood) and steel (metal)

Object Number:: 1879-33/1

type:: binnacle

Azimuth mirror used to take bearings from compass by raising the line of sight

Azimuth mirror used to take bearings from compass by raising the line of sight, patented by William Thomson, and made by James White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1876-1879