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
fDate :
11/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
