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OBJECT TYPE
support
DATE
1945–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2000.0120.002
MANUFACTURER
Jarrell-Ash Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
2
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL

Dimensions

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

Length
125.0 cm
Width
9.0 cm
Height
5.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Astronomy
Category
Research
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Jarrell Ash
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Massachusetts
City
Boston

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
CA. 1945-1950 +
Canada
INSTRUMENT USED IN HIS SPECTROSCOPY LAB BY DISTINGUISHED BRITISH-CANADIAN PHYSICIST DR. R.W. NICHOLLS, ACQUIRED AFTER HIS MOVE FROM UNIV. OF LONDON TO UNIV. OF WESTERN ONTARIO IN 1948, & THEN MOVED TO YORK UNIVERSITY WHEN HE TRANSFERRED THERE TO HEAD NEW PHYSICS DEPT. IN 1965.
Function
Unknown
Technical
EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIALLY MADE RESEARCH GRADE SPECTROSCOPY INSTRUMENT OF 1940'S. THISSPECIMEN WAS FIRST USED AT COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE IN SHIRLEY'S BAY, OTTAWA BY BILL PETRIE; IT THEN WENT TO UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO PHYSICS DEPT. CA. 1960 & ON TO YORK IN 1965 WITH DR. NICHOLLS.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
RAISED LETTERING READING "JARRELL-ASH COMPANY BOSTON, MASS"; BLACK MARKINGS ON WHITE SCALE.
Missing
N/A
Finish
GREY WITH WHITE PAINTED METAL SCALE DOWN ONE SIDE
Decoration
N/A

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