Compass, solar
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DATE
- 1891–1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0029.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Gurley, W. & L.E.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Troy, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS CONSTRUCTION; STERLING SILVER ARCS AND GRADUATIONS OF LIMB; GLASS TUBE LEVEL VIALS. WOODEN CASE FITTED WITH BRASS HINGES.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.0 cm
- Width
- 19.5 cm
- Height
- 10.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-angles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gurley
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Troy
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT USED BETWEEN C. 1836- 1940S, AND PROBABLY LATER.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED BY SURVEYORS TO DETERMINE THE MERIDIAN (NORTH- SOUTH LINE) BY USING THE SUN'S POSITION AS A REFERENCE. - Technical
-
TRANSIT INST. INVENTED BY WILLIAM AUSTIN BURT OF MICHIGAN, OHIO, AND PAT'D 1836. THE FIRST INSTS. WERE MFD. BY W.J. YOUNG & SONS, PHILADELPHIA; GURLEY BEGAN MFG THEIR'S C. 1860. SOLAR COMPASS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN PUBLIC LAND SURVEYS IN U.S. FOR 100 YRS. +, AS PRINCIPAL LINES WERE RUN WITH REFERENCE TO TRUE MERIDIAN. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'G.S.C. NO.12' ON INSTRUMENT AND CASE
- Missing
- MISSING HAIR IN 1 SIGHT. OTHERWISE APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gurley, W. & L.E., Compass, solar, circa 1891–1910, Artifact no. 1966.0029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0029.001/
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