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1509719853Code 5424 American Army compassSmall brass travel compass, supplied to the American Army during the First World War, shaped like a pocket watch, with a needle that rotates on a horizontal plane marking the direction of the magnetic North. Compass card with eight winds. Diameter cm 4.5, height cm 1.2. Very good condition and perfectly working.

The use of a magnetic needle is described by the Arab scientist Bailak Al Qabajaqi: in 1242 during a travel from Tripoli in Syria to Alexandria the captain of the ship used it, putting in a pail with water a piece of cork with a needle and magnetizing it with a magnet; the needle moved immediately in the North-South direction.

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Dear Daniela.
Thank you. I did receive it and it is beautiful. It will make a lovely gift. I hope you're well and enjoy your holidays.
Best, Lindsey

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