Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

9

Ou

S/O

Brevets

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Description générale

.1 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC PARTS/.2-.4 METAL & SYNTHETIC/.5-.7 METAL/.8 METAL & GLASS/.9 METAL

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

316,0 cm

Largeur

251,5 cm

Hauteur

386,0 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Astronomie

Catégorie

Équipement d'observation

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Bristol

Pays

Canada

État/province

Manitoba

Ville

Winnipeg

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

EARLY 1960'S +

Canada

CANADIAN BUILT INSTRUMENT USED AT ALGONQUIN RADIO OBSERVATORY. ARO WAS ESTABLISHED IN LATE 1950S TO PROVIDE NATIONAL RADIO OBSERVATORY PROVIDING FACILITIES TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR SUN IN COLLABORATION WITH DOMINION RADIO ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (DRAO)ESTABLISHED IN 1957 IN PENTICTON, BC.

Fonction

INSTRUMENT USED FOR SOLAR OBSERVATIONS. THIS PARABOLIC DISH WAS ONE OF 38 PLACED IN EAST-WEST LINE.

Technique

THREE METRE PARABOLIC DISH ANTENNA WITH SURFACE ACCURATE TO 3MM, TILTABLE IN ALTITUDE BUT DID NOT MOVE IN AZIMUTH. IT WAS ONE OF 38 IDENTICAL ANTENNAE USED AT ALGONQUIN RADIO OBSERVATORY; IT'S DESIGNATION "16 W" REFERS TO LOCATION. WAVE GUIDE FITTING (.5) LED TO ADJACENT EQUIPMENT HUT.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

.1 PLATE ON BASE READS "MANUFACTURED BY/ DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES INC./ DORCHESTER, QUEBEC/ CANADA"; PLATES ON MOUNT READING "DESITRON/ COMPANY LIMITED CANADA", "WINSMITH/ DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL MATCH CORPORATION/ SPRINGVILLE, ERIE CO., N.Y./ MODEL 4VCS RATIO 600/ SERIAL A47-107A" & "SLO-SYN/ DRIVING MOTOR/ TYPE SS-400"; GREY SCALE ON BASE FRONT READS "HOUR ANGLE" & IS CALIBRATED FOR 30 TO 0 TO 30 DEGREES, SECOND SCALE CALIBRATED FOR 10 TO 1 TO 10 DEGREES; GREY SCALE ON BASE SIDE READS "SOUTH NORTH DECLINATION" & IS CALIBRATED FOR 30 TO 90 DEGREES

Manque

UNKNOWN From CA of 12/24/2003 by Dave Elliott: No - Little documentation to go by. Artefact is only part of larger array. What we have appears generally complete.

Fini

.1 BASE PAINTED GREY OVER RED & YELLOW; YELLOW PAINTED DISH MOUNT; BLUE PAINTED WAVE GUIDE; WHITE PAINTED DISH FRONT, YELLOW BACK; YELLOW PAINTED COUNTERWEIGHTS/.2 PAINTED LIGHT GREY WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC CABLES/.3 PAINTED GREY WITH BLUE ENDS & BLACK SYNTHETIC CABLES/.4 BLACK SYNTHETIC/.5-.7 PLATED/.8 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, GREY METAL/.9 PAINTED PALE BLUE

Décoration

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