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The Royal observatory, Greenwich. A glance at its history and work (1900)

Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928 · London, The Religious tract society · leaf 249

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attered in the whole Observatory. It islocated for computing purposes in the west wing ofthe New Observatory; many of its magnetic instru-ments are in the old Magnet House, others areacross the park in the new Magnetic Pavilion ; the 246 THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY anemometers are on the roof of the… … MAGNETIC PAVrLION—EXTERIOR.{From a photograph by Mr. Lacey.) study the movements of the magnetic needle. Thequaintest answer that I ever received in an examina-tion was in reply to the question, What is meant bymagnetic inclination and declination ? The examineereplied : THE METEOROLOGICAL…

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