Burt's solar compass (English Wikipedia)

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Farmer 1884, p. 362. Farmer, Silas (1884). History of Detroit and Michigan. S. Farmer & Company. OCLC 1130079700.
Burt 1873, p. 3. Burt, William Austin (1873). A Key to Solar Compass and Surveyor's Companion. D. van Nostrand. OCLC 30003545. Accordingly the inventor made several alterations and improvements suggested by experience and in December 1840 again submitted the instrument as improved to a committee of the same Institute who reported a decided improvement in point of accuracy and the simplicity of its adjustments and use.
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Burt 1844, p. 26. Burt, William Austin (1844). Description of the Solar Compass with Directions for Its Adjustment and Use. Geiger & Christian. OCLC 982883490.
Fuller 1922, pp. 175–183. Fuller, George Newman (1922). Michigan history, Volume 6. Michigan Department of State. OCLC 983255566.
Burt 1873, pp. 9–11. Burt, William Austin (1873). A Key to Solar Compass and Surveyor's Companion. D. van Nostrand. OCLC 30003545. Accordingly the inventor made several alterations and improvements suggested by experience and in December 1840 again submitted the instrument as improved to a committee of the same Institute who reported a decided improvement in point of accuracy and the simplicity of its adjustments and use.
Magnaghi 2017, p. 82. Magnaghi, Russell M. (2017). The Upper Peninsula of Michigan history. 906 Heritage. ISBN 978-1387-01681-5.
BLM 1973, pp. 45–50. BLM, United States (1973). Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States. United States Government Printing Office.
Whitten, Charles A. (1977). "Theodolites and Transits". Surveying and Mapping. 37: 111. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
Burt 1844, pp. 3–19. Burt, William Austin (1844). Description of the Solar Compass with Directions for Its Adjustment and Use. Geiger & Christian. OCLC 982883490.
Farmer 1889, p. 1180. Farmer, Silas (1889). History of Detroit & Michigan, The Metropolis Illustrated. S. Farmer & Company. OCLC 247412640.

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Smart 1962, p. 23. Smart, Charles E. (1962). The Makers of Surveying Instruments in America since 1700 (PDF). Martino Publishing. ISBN 978-15789-8488-6. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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Mitts, Dorothy (April 5, 1964). "Typewriter Inventor Pioneered Here". The Times. Port Huron, Michigan. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
"Survey traces are uncovered". The Escanaba Daily Press. Escanaba, Michigan. March 9, 1976. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
"Replica of First Typewriter in Hands of Austin Burt, Descendant of Maker". The Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. June 17, 1922. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com .
"The Solar Compass claim". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. April 29, 1888. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com .
"The Great Exhibition / Official list of American Exhibitors". Daily News. London, England. January 22, 1851. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com .
"List of Awards". The Daily Republic. Washington, District of Columbia. November 5, 1851. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
Hager, Dan (November 26, 1981). "William Burt, Michigan frontier genius". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigand. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com .
"The Solar Compass was invented by William Austin Burt in 1835". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. January 15, 1908. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .

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Barnfield, Malcolm. "The sundial goes to war" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-14.

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Ingram (2020). "1836 Solar Compass Patent". Virtual Museum of Surveying. Ingram-Hagen & Company. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

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"The John Scott Award". University of Pennsylvania Garfield Library. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

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Barnfield, Malcolm. "The sundial goes to war" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-14.

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White 1922, p. 367. White, James T. (1922). Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume 18. J. T. White. OCLC 164589128.
White 1983, p. 96. White, C. Albert (1983). History of Rectangular Survey System. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ISBN 9780160335044. OCLC 29991586.
Farmer 1884, p. 362. Farmer, Silas (1884). History of Detroit and Michigan. S. Farmer & Company. OCLC 1130079700.
Burt 1873, p. 3. Burt, William Austin (1873). A Key to Solar Compass and Surveyor's Companion. D. van Nostrand. OCLC 30003545. Accordingly the inventor made several alterations and improvements suggested by experience and in December 1840 again submitted the instrument as improved to a committee of the same Institute who reported a decided improvement in point of accuracy and the simplicity of its adjustments and use.
Burt 1844, p. 26. Burt, William Austin (1844). Description of the Solar Compass with Directions for Its Adjustment and Use. Geiger & Christian. OCLC 982883490.
Fuller 1922, pp. 175–183. Fuller, George Newman (1922). Michigan history, Volume 6. Michigan Department of State. OCLC 983255566.
Burt 1873, pp. 9–11. Burt, William Austin (1873). A Key to Solar Compass and Surveyor's Companion. D. van Nostrand. OCLC 30003545. Accordingly the inventor made several alterations and improvements suggested by experience and in December 1840 again submitted the instrument as improved to a committee of the same Institute who reported a decided improvement in point of accuracy and the simplicity of its adjustments and use.
Burt 1844, pp. 3–19. Burt, William Austin (1844). Description of the Solar Compass with Directions for Its Adjustment and Use. Geiger & Christian. OCLC 982883490.
Farmer 1889, p. 1180. Farmer, Silas (1889). History of Detroit & Michigan, The Metropolis Illustrated. S. Farmer & Company. OCLC 247412640.

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Burton H. Boyum (April 4, 2017). "The Solar Compass of William Austin Burt: Its Principles and Practice". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2020.