Practical rules for ascertaining the deviations of the compass caused by the iron in a ship / published by order of the

The Smithsonian catalogs Practical rules for ascertaining the deviations of the compass caused by the iron in a ship / published by order of the as books in its Compass records.

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Associated with Great Britain Hydrographic Office. Dated 1852. Explore the object and its collection context.

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Compass and dates it 1852.

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Smithsonian InstitutionPractical rules for ascertaining the deviations of the compass caused by the iron in a ship / published by order of the

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