Ace navigator Tim Farrant explains the functions of a compass Compasses come in many shapes and forms and while all compasses have needles, not all needles are the same. Compass needles are balanced to align and swing with the Earth’s magnetic field, but this field varies subtly across the globe so compasses balanced for New […]
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