Dipping Needle Compass, Inclination compass in cardanus ring in a wooden box. The compass boiler is weighted with a lead weight at the bottom. The rose has a hole in the middle, over which runs a brass bridge with the suspension point for the pin, the hole in the rose leaves room for the needle, which is attached to the bridge with an axis, to be tilted vertically independently of the rose. The rose is balanced with thin lead at the bottom., William Pope, London, 1820 - 1826, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), iron (metal), glass, precious stone (material), paper, h 16.7 cm × w 28 cm × d 26.9 cm
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Dipping Needle Compass, Inclination compass, cardanus ring, wooden box, compass boiler, weighted, lead weight, bottom, rose, hole, middle, runs, brass bridge, suspension point, pin, rose leaves room, needle, attached, bridge, axis, tilted vertically independently, balanced, thin lead, William Pope, London, 1820, 1826, wood, plant material, brass, alloy, iron, metal, glass, precious stone, material, paper
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