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An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass

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  1. n. An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
  2. An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
  3. An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, thetrue bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass