Using a magnetometer to measure the declination. Declination is the angle between true north and magnetic north
Image ID: theb1348, NOAA's Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) Collection Photo Date: Ca. 1967 Credit: NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations Category: Geophysics/Geomagnetism/ • High Resolution Photo Available
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