The Clinometer mystery

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cpedw
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The Clinometer mystery

Post by cpedw »

My boat has a clinometer with a long list of credits:

G.Wright
Wm. Thomson (Baron KELVIN)
W.CLARK & KELVIN & J. WHITE LTD.
LONDON

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I'm mystified that so many people, including one very illustrious scientist, wanted to get involved in a spirit level. What do you think?

Derek
(I'm also feeling smug that I managed to post a picture after a bit of fiddling)
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bobholiday
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Post by bobholiday »

That is pretty odd :P

Didn't realise how simple it was until closer inspection just now.

One thought though is that maybe the names are for patenter, manufacturer - possibly for the mechanism (if you can call a bubble in a tube a mechanism), but also possibly for the all important weatherproof brass housing and glass frontage, without which the tube with a bubble in would be doomed :P
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