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Reading the Brunton Compass
swight -
Variation in Med. Town) 15 1/2 E, of
True North.
variation - angle between true north
and magnetic north.
decination - angle in verticle plane
dip - toward magnetic field.
standard at this position
W90 90E
N
S 10° W.
1. Always read opposite the north
end of the needle -
2. Before reading the number of degrees
find between which 0's and
which 90 the north end of the
needle lies.
3. Read degrees.