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Identifier: voyagetowardsnor00mulg (find matches)
Title: A voyage towards the North Pole : undertaken by His Majesty's command, 1773
Year: 1774 (1770s)
Authors: Mulgrave, Constantine John Phipps, Baron, 1744-1792 Phipps, Constantine John, 1744-1792
Subjects: Racehorse (Ship)
Publisher: London : Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for J. Nourse
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library

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1 A P P E N D I X. Account of the Observations made with the MARtNEDipping Needle, conftrufted for the Board of Longi-tude by Mr. Nairne, from whom I received the followingdefcription of the inftrument. IZ9 cc ti TT^HE figure (plate 9.) is a reprefentation of theinllrument, hanging by an univerfal joint on a triangular fland. It is adjufted fo as to hang in a plane** perpendicular to the horizon, by means of a plumb line,** which is to be fufpended on a pin above the divided** circle, and the dovetail work, which alters the pofition of the inftrument, by turning the button A. The two 90° on the divided circle, are adjufted fo as to be per-* pendicular to the horizon, by the fame plumb line and* the adjufting fcrew B: and at the loweft 90°, when it is adjufted, the pointer C is fixed. The length of the magnetic needle is twelve inches, and its axis (the ends** of which were of gold alloyed with copper) refted on fridion wheels of four inches diameter, each end on two* fridlion wheels

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