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Re: Historical Magnetic Variation/Declination
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2004 Jun 20, 00:00 -0600
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2004 Jun 20, 00:00 -0600
On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:36:18 -0700, Brooke Clarke wrote: >There's a patent on the idea of having the magnetic part of the needle >on a hinge so it actually points along the magnetic vector and the >needle stays level, good for any latitude. > Works well in the US - Canadian border region, but since it's in my glove compartment I can't remember it's name. About the size of a small matchbox, and has a drop down chrome plated mirror for sighting magnetic azimuths. Suumo, maybe, possibly made in Switzerland instead of Finland; has the bar on a little gimbal under the needle. -- Richard ...
