Gravity meter casing

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2124.001

MANUFACTURER: North American Geophysical Co.
MODEL: AG-1
LOCATION: Houston, Texas, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 85
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING; METAL SUPPORT RING & CARRYING HANDLES; SOME SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPONENTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Height: 32.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Geophysics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: North American
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Texas
City: Houston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS INSTRUMENT USED C.1946-1949 & 1952-1953, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: USED BY DOMINION OBSERVATORY STAFF ENGAGED IN GRAVITY SURVEYS INCANADA. USED TO MEASURE GRAVITY IN ORDER TO PREPARE AND UPDATE MAPS DETAILING GRAVITATIONAL FIELD OF CANADA.
Function: TO MEASURE GRAVITY
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY GRAVITY METER & SHOCK-ABSORBING BASKET. G-METERS LARGELY REPLACED PENDULUM IN GRAVITY MEASUREMENT STUDIES BY C.1930. GRAVITY METERS ALSO USED TO PROVIDE DATA FOR STUDIES RELATED TO CRUSTAL & GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES, GEODETIC SURVEYING, AND IN MINING & PETROLEUM FIELD SURVEYS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO FRONT READS: 'NORTH AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL CO./ HOUSTON, TEXAS/ GRAVITY METER AG-1-NO.85/ PATENT NO. 2523075'. GSC EQUIPMENT INVENTORY DECAL, MOUNTED BELOW, READS: 'GR 00049'. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INSIDE DRUM LABELLED VARI0USLY: 'OUT', 'IN', 'ISL', 'ISD', 'OSD' & 'OSL'. PT COMPONENTS LABELLED 'SPECIAL 2-1-[--]3' & '10-20-57'
Missing: GRAVITY METER IS EXTERNAL SHELL ONLY- ALL COMPONENTS (SAVE CONNECTING PLUGS) AND METER CONTROL PANEL ARE MISSING From CA of 02/01/2002 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - not complete - parts missing from .001
Finish: OFF-WHITE EXTERIOR CASING, WITH SILVER METAL HANDLES & RIM ON BASE; LIGHT BROWN INTERIOR/\
Decoration: N/A

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North American Geophysical Co., Gravity meter casing, before 1946, Artifact no. 1987.2124, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.2124.001/

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