Valentin FelderFeb 1
I made some unique compasses where the tips stay always straight by design:
https://youtu.be/Vx2QFlEgfpo
#compasses #design #crafting #steampunk #tool
Making luxury Compasses from scratch

YouTube
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Dec 7, 2024

In #OuterSpace, Where Does a #Compass Point?

On #Earth, #compasses always point #north—but when you’re drifting outside our #planet’s #magnetosphere, things get more complicated.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/where-a-compass-points-in-space

In Outer Space, Where Does a Compass Point?

When you’re drifting outside our planet’s magnetosphere, things get complicated.

Mental Floss
 Hacker NewsFeb 25, 2024
Drawing and illustrating in the pre-digital time (2019)
https://www.daube.ch/docu/glossary/drawingtools.html
#ycombinator #french_curve #square #t_square #compasses #ruler #pantograph #camera_lucida #drawing_template #ellipse #drawing_pen #scale #slide_rule
Drawing tools

drawing tools from the pre-digital area

Khurram Wadee ✅Aug 30, 2019

#Compasses to point true #north for first time in 360 years | #Science | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/30/compasses-to-point-true-north-for-first-time-in-360-years

#Navigation #Geology #Greenwich #UK #Geomagnetism

Compasses to point true north for first time in 360 years

Over the past few hundred years in the UK all compass needles have pointed west of true north