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- OBJECT TYPE
- GEOMETRIC DESIGN
- DATE
- 1950–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0180.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Zeiss Aerotopograph
- MODEL
- AEROTOPO STEREOSCOPIC VISION TEST
- LOCATION
- Munich, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PAPER; INK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.7 cm
- Width
- 6.1 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Zeiss
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Munich
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF TEST CHART PROBABLY USED C.1920S-1960S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. [SEE REF.3]
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO TEST STEREOSCOPIC VISION - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE TESTING METHOD USED TO MEASURE STEREOSCOPIC VISION. STEREOSCOPIC VISION IS DEFINED AS AN OBSERVER'S ABILITY TO VIEW AN OBJECT OR 2 DIFFERENTPERSPECTIVES OF AN OBJECT, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE MENTAL IMAGE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL (REF.2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1-.2 FACE OF EACH CARD DEPICTS TWO CIRCLES, EACH CONTAINING A MIRROR IMAGE OF THE SYMBOLS CONTAINED WITHIN THE OTHER. INCLUDES TEXT: 'ZEISS/ AEROTOPO/ Prufungstafel/ fur/ stereoskopisches Sehed.' & '306'. GERMAN, FRENCH & SPANISH TEXT APPEARS ON BACK, WITH ENGLISH 'Test Chart for sterescopic vision, with geometrical designs. For Key, see enclosed leaflet', 'All rights reserved' & 'ZEISS-AEROTOPOGRAPH MUNCHEN/ Printed in Germany'
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- OFF-WHITE PAPER; BLACK INK
- Decoration
- N/A
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Zeiss Aerotopograph, Chart, circa 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1996.0180, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0180.002/
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