Magnetic instrument set
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1830–1839
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0856.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 10
- AKA
- Bar magnet
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ FERROUS METAL MAGNETS/ BRASS PARTS/ GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.0 cm
- Width
- 2.1 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Geophysics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1839+
- Canada
-
PART OF ORIGINAL COMPLEMENT OF INSTRUMENTS BROUGHT OUT FROM ENGLAND IN 1839 TO ESTABLISH THE MAGNETIC & METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY IN TORONTO, THE FIRST IN CANADA. - Function
-
USED TO OBSERVE TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM, POSSIBLY EITHER AT A BASE STATION OR IN THE FIELD. - Technical
-
SITUATED AT KING'S COLLEGE IN TORONTO & MANNED & EQUIPPED BY BRITISH MILITARY, THE OBSERVATORY WAS INTENDED TO OBSERVE CHANGES IN MAGNETIC AND METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, TO ASSIST IN SOLVING PROBLEM OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- One magnet marked '4' on one end and 'READ' on other.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/05/2001 by David Daley: Yes - empty spaces suggest missing parts
- Finish
- CASE STAINED BROWN AND VARNISHED/ BRUSHED METAL MAGNETICS/ UNFINISHED BRASS PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Magnetic instrument set, between 1830–1839, Artifact no. 1987.0856, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0856.001/
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