Reader, chart
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1880
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0511.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Munro, R.W.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 25
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- MAHOGANY WOOD BASE WITH BRASS & STEEL PARTS/ BRASS READER SECTION WITH STEEL? RULE & GLASS LENSES.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 74.9 cm
- Width
- 39.0 cm
- Height
- 28.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Munro
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- POSSIBLY FROM C. 1880 TO 1940.
- Canada
-
AN ACCESSORY TO THE KEW PHOTOGRAPHIC BAROGRAPH (870510), WHICH WAS USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FROM CIRCA 1887 TO 1940 TO RECORD ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHANGES FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. - Function
-
A DEVICE USED TO ASSIST IN READING CHARTS PRODUCED BY METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BAROGRAPH (870510), BY MEANS OF A STEEL RULE & LENSES, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE REDUCTION OF THE METEOROLOGICAL DATA TO A USABLE FORM. - Technical
-
AN INSTRUMENT BASED ON AN IDEA BY A. RAMBOUT OF RADCLIFFE COLLEGE, OXFORD, ENG. (T. HACKING, AES). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Reader section stamped ' R.W. MUNRO/ LONDON/ NO 25'.
- Missing
- MAGNIFIER. From CA of 12/09/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- MAHOGANY BROWN VARNISHED WOOD/ METALLIC, BRASS COLOURED, GOLD COLOURED, & BLACK PAINTED PARTS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Munro, R.W., Reader, chart, circa 1880, Artifact no. 1987.0511, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0511.001/
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