DocumentCode
1488208
Title
History and magnetics of compass adjusting
Author
Barber, G.W. ; Arrott, A.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Volume
24
Issue
6
fYear
1988
fDate
11/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2883
Lastpage
2885
Abstract
A brief review of the developments in the compass and its use in response to the change to iron ships in the 19th century is given in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the adoption of Kelvin´s compass by the British Royal Navy
Keywords
compasses; error compensation; history; navigation; ships; British Royal Navy; Fe ships; Kelvin´s compass; developments; history; iron ships; magnetic compasses; magnetics of compass adjusting; review; Animation; Computer errors; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; History; Iron; Kelvin; Magnetic materials; Marine vehicles; Soft magnetic materials;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.92276
Filename
92276
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