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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Charles Greeley Abbot papers

 Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00001
Abstract

This collection consists of records related to the development of gyroscopic apparatus (or early inertial navigation instrument) by General Electric Co. for military use in World War 1. This instrument was invented by Charles G. Abbot, then director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Dates: 1918-1920