Declaration vs Declination

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- July 11, 2020 at 10:03 am #8358
  
  Tom Murzenski
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  Near the bottom of page 395, it refers to “declaration, the amount and direction true north varies from magnetic north.” This should actually be “declination” not “declaration.” On a map, the chart that illustrates the correction is called the declination diagram.
  
  https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/osqi/yes/resources-teachers/magnetic-declination-varies-considerably-across-united
- July 11, 2020 at 10:45 am #8359
  
  Bernard Nebel
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  Thank you for catching this, Tom. It amazing things can slip by.
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