# #Mon Aug 09 11:49:32 CEST 2010 Text__V1jz8KObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=Declination compasses are instruments for determining the deviation of the compass needle from the north-south direction.

Declination compasses and associated inclination compasses are used to create maps documenting the magnetic field of the Earth and its changes.

Text__V1jz8KObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Declination Compass