Admiralty Compass Observatory
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Admiralty Compass Observatory
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The Admiralty Compass Observatory was a department of the British Royal Navy. It was established in 1842 to provide the Royal Navy with services for the design, development, inspection, testing and repair of compasses and certain other instruments. It subsequently undertook requirements for the other services as appropriate. Lord Kelvin is said to have called it 'the Temple of Accuracy'. The observatory was administered by the Compass Branch (1842–1917), later known as the Compass Department (19
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