Gravimeter part
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1910–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2009.0170.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Askania Werke AG, Bamberg Factory
- MODEL
- 501
- LOCATION
- Berlin, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 98559
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 12
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal and glass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.0 cm
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Geophysics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Askania
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Berlin
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
One looks down through the circular lens and it is used to determine the deflection of the gravity field be measuring the scale where the wire comes to rest in the gravimeter. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised number "98559" and "501"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Mix of metals with mirror and glass prism. Came in 2009.0170.3.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Askania Werke AG, Bamberg Factory, Gravimeter part, circa 1910–1930, Artifact no. 2009.0170, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2009.0170.002/
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