 | Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1851 - 674 pages
...position of the ship's head at the instant of observation. The deviation thus found is to be called east, when the north end of the needle is drawn to the eastward, or to the right-hand ; and west when it is drawn westward, or to the left-hand ; and the correction... | |
 | Commerce - 1858 - 808 pages
...and these differences being the deviation of the needle on each point, are to be marked East or West. When the north end of the needle is drawn to the eastward the local attraction is marked E., and when to the westward, it is marked W. A table of the points... | |
 | Thomas Liddell Ainsley - 1864 - 360 pages
...agrees with the true north, the difference between them is called the Variation of the Compass. It is said to be easterly when the north end of the needle is drawn to the eastward, and wetterly when drawn to the westward of the true north : thus, when the north end of the needle points... | |
 | Admiralty hydrogr. dept - 1868 - 690 pages
...give the deviation for each point due to the attraction of the ship's iron ; the deviation being East when the north end of the needle is drawn to the eastward, and West when drawn to the westward. Real Magnetic bearings from Central Buoy. — Foint Gellibrand lighthouse,... | |
 | Thomas Liddell Ainsley - 1869 - 450 pages
...the Compass. It is said to be easterly when the north end of tho needle is drawn to the eastward, ami westerly when drawn to the westward of the true north : thus, when the north end of the noedle points to that part of the horizon, which is true NNW J- W., the rariaiion is said to bo aj... | |
 | Robert Mills Inskip - 1869 - 140 pages
...head and the direction of the ship's head as shown by the affected compass. The deviation is named easterly, when the north end of the needle is drawn to the right of the magnetic meridian by the iron of the ship. The deviation is named westerly, when the north... | |
 | Thomas Liddell Ainsley - 1880 - 482 pages
...good. 2. THE VARIATION OP THE COMPASS. 193. The needle points to the magnetic North, which in few parts of the world agrees with the true North ; the difference...which is true NNW £ W., the variation is said to be 2^ points West ; but when it points to the N. by E. part of the horizon, the variation is said to be... | |
 | John Bradley Harbord - Naval art and science - 1883 - 472 pages
...which the iron on board ship causes the compass-needle to be deflected from the magnetic meridian. It is said to be Easterly when the north end of the needle is drawn to the eastward, and Westerly when it is drawn to the westward of the magnetic north. Deviation is one of the " corrections " in deducing... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1888 - 704 pages
...angle which measures this difference of direction is called the Variation of the Compass, and is named Easterly when the north end of the needle is drawn to the eastward, and \Vesterly when drawn to the westward of true North. The variation is different in different places,... | |
 | John Bradley Harbord - Naval art and science - 1897 - 554 pages
...which the iron on board ship causes the compass-needle to be deflected from the magnetic meridian. It is said to be Easterly when the north end of the needle is drawn to the eastward, and ])'etterly when it is drawn to the westward of the magnetic north. Deviation is one of the " corrections... | |
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The variation is said to be easterly when the North end of the needle is drawn to the eastward, and westerly when drawn to the westward of the true North ; thus, when the North end of the needle points to that part of the horizon which is true NNW £... 
