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If you are familiar with Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow, you'll almost certainly be familiar with the statue of the scientist, inventor and former Glasgow University professor Lord Kelvin. But did you know that behind his seat are a group of scientific instraments, including a Kelvin Compass, an improvement on the traditional mariners' compass invented by Lord Kelvin to ensure it would work more accurately on ships made from iron rather than wood.
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This type of compass was later installed on a number of admiralty ships, including the RRS Discovery, the ship Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton took on their first expedition to Antarctica in 1901, known as the Discovery Expedition.
@thisismyglasgow He was a genius, no question.
@Palky55 He sure was! 
@thisismyglasgow I did not know this. I read a tiny bit on him when I was around. The names were a bit confusing after walking along a bit of the River Kelvin.