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The most significant article for Physica was a compass, competing the market with Suunto Oy. [7] Physica sued Vohlonen, because, according to them, the supplements described a totally different product, the original application didn’t mention anything about a manufacturing method and, in addition, the method was elsewhere used long before the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2024. Finnish manufacturer of compasses, dive computers and sports watches Suunto Oy Suunto's headquarters and production facilities in Vantaa, Finland Company type Subsidiary Industry Measuring instruments Founded 1936 ; 89 years ago (1936) Founder Tuomas Vohlonen Headquarters Vantaa ...
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Thumb compasses are also often transparent so that an orienteer can hold a map in the hand with the compass and see the map through the compass. Thumb compasses attach to one's thumb using a small elastic band. The first commercially successful orienteering thumb compass was the Norcompass, introduced by Suunto in 1983. [1]
The World Gasoline Engine is a family of straight-4 piston engines, based on the Global Engine Alliance design. Three engines have been produced: a 1.8 L, a 2.0 L, and a 2.4 L. The initial design of the engine block and cylinder head was handled by Hyundai as part of the Global Engine Alliance.
Call this distance n kicks, where n is usually 2, 4, 5, 10 or 20 as these are easy numbers to multiply mentally. The direction of turn may be clockwise or anticlockwise as best suits the search. For example: The diver swims n kicks to the north, turns left and swims n kicks to the west, then turns left and swims 2n kicks to the south, left ...
Measuring the height of a building, tree, or other feature using a vertical angle and a distance (determined by taping or pacing), using trigonometry. Measuring the angle of drilling in well logging. Measuring the list of a ship in still water and the roll in rough water. Measuring steepness of a ski slope.
The section about using compass contains two images that are important part of the explanation. Any literature material on this topic has these two illustrations in one or another form and is not understandable without them. Please do not remove, these are not just images of the compass. Audriusa 09:40, 13 September 2006 (UTC)