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Binnacle

A binnacle (/ˈbɪnəkəl/) is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the instruments. Its traditional purpose was to hold the ship's magnetic compass, mounted in gimbals to keep it level while the ship…

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IronMagnetic deviationsMagnetismJohn GrayLiverpool
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DeckShipHelmsmanMagnetic compassGimbals
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Binnacle

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples23
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
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related to history · 16
Binnacle → As, Greenwich, In, John Gray, Kelvin's, Liverpool, London, Lord Kelvin, Methods, The, The National Maritime Museum, These, This, UK, United States, With
related to External links · 5
Binnacle → Cambridge University Press, Chisholm, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh, Vol

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compass mounted magnetic ship instruments well may iron also compasses ship's near deck helmsman gimbals century construction binnacles patented incorporated

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a sand timer for estimating speed may have been stored in the binnacle as well.Binnacle can also refer to the cluster of instrumentsinstance ofOther devices0.80text
switches mounted in a circular casing on or near the steering column of a carinstance ofOther devices0.80text
Binnaclerelated to External linksChisholm0.60section
Binnaclerelated to External linksHugh0.60section
Binnaclerelated to External linksEncyclopædia Britannica0.60section
Binnaclerelated to External linksVol0.60section
Binnaclerelated to External linksCambridge University Press0.60section
Binnaclerelated to historyThe0.60section
Binnaclerelated to historyAs0.60section
Binnaclerelated to historyWith0.60section
Binnaclerelated to historyMethods0.60section
Binnaclerelated to historyIn0.60section

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