File:Kardanischer-Kompass.jpg

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  • compass and gimbal, 1570

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Cardan compass: early modern dry compass set in a pair of gimbals to compensate for pitch (bow/stern = ↑↓ attitude) & roll (port/starboard = ←→ tilt) of the ship (the compass shows the ship's heading which is its yaw).

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