Case, slide rule

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OBJECT TYPE: CIRCULAR/SPECIALTY/RADIOACTIVITY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0798.002

MANUFACTURER: Nuclear-Chicago Corp.
MODEL: NUCLEARULE
LOCATION: Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC RULE AND CASE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.7 cm
Width: 14.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Nuclear Chicago
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Des Plaines

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS SLIDE RULE PRESUMABLY USED MID-1960S TO 1970S.
Canada: USED IN MONTREAL, PQ MEDICAL PRACTICE OF DR. ROGER GHYS TO DETERMINE DOSAGE LEVELS FOR RADIATION AND BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENTS, AND FOR TESTING THE STANDARDS OF HIS EQUIPMENT.
Function: USED TO CALCULATE FACTORS AFFECTING MEASUREMENTS OF RADIOACTIVITY.
Technical: USED TO CALCULATE COUNTS PER MINUTE, PROBABLE ERROR, COINCIDENCE LOSS, DECAY OF ACTIVITY, ETC. AS RELATED TO MEASUREMENTS OF RADIOACTIVITY. THESE CALCULATIONS ARE ROUTINELY MADE WHEN WORKING WITHSTANDARD RADIATION DETECTION INSTRUMENTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " [logo] NUCLEAR-CHICAGO" printed in goldtone on case.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PEBBLE-GRAINED SYNTHETIC CASE.
Decoration: N/A

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Nuclear-Chicago Corp., Case, slide rule, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0798, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0798.002/

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