Azimuth Compass, Azimuth compass in cardanus ring in a wooden box. The compass boiler is weighted with a lead weight at the bottom. The rose is hung in a peculiar way: a small cardan ring is mounted in the boiler, in which a vertical axis with weight hangs like a pendulum. The top surface of this shaft is hollowed out and provided with a gem. The rose has a hole in the middle, over which a brass bridge runs with a pin straight down, which stands on the gem of the axis. A single compass needle is no longer possible through the hole in the rose: this is collected by two parallel needles. The ros

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