Horizon, artificial
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETIC TROUGH
- DATE
- 1860
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.1645.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Elliott Bros.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- Jar and mercury
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass and mercury
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 6.8 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-angles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Elliott
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To provide a flat, reflective surface or "artificial horizon for use with a sextant or similar instrument. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Heavy brass jar with lid. Inside the jar is mercury - CAUTION: do not open the jar and keep upright.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Elliott Bros., Horizon, artificial, circa 1860, Artifact no. 2008.1645, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.1645.001/
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