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1581332491Code 6545 Nautical compassNautical pocket compass made of turned brass signed Lawrence & Mayo London from the early 1900s. The compass is complete with cover, compass card lock and chain ring. Eight winds compass card on paper complete with goniometric circle. In excellent condition, fully functional, complete with original leather case. Diameter 5 cm - 1.96 inches, thickness 2 cm - 0.78 inches.

The first hints in Europe on the use of instruments using magnetic fields for orientation are dated back to the late twelfth century, especially thanks to the knowledge brought by merchants and sailors after contacts with the Arabs: we find hints in the work by Alexander Neckam "De nominibus utensilium" and in the works by Guyot de Provins, where the magnet is called "sailor's friend". Even the inventory of a Sicilian ship of 1200's, the San Nicolò, refers to the presence on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.

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