General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BASE/ COPPER DISH/ WOOD, METAL, RUBBER AND PLASTIC COMPONENT PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

2.2 m

Width

2.1 m

Height

2.6 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Observation equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NRC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C 1946-1961

Canada

FIRST PARABOLIC DISH RADIO TELESCOPE DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR USE AT THE GOTH HILL OBSERVATORY, GLOUCESTER, ON. BY THE RADIO & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIV. OF NRC.

Function

USED TO COLLECT SOLAR RADIO WAVES AT A WAVELENGTH OF 10.7 CM.. RADIO TELESCOPES COLLECT NATURALLY EMMITTED RADIO WAVES WHICH ARE RECORDED IN GRAPHIC FORM AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON INTENSITY OF SOURCES AND, BY EXTENSION, THE DENSITY OF MATTER AND DISTANCE.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

see supp info for copy of commemorative plaque

Missing

SOME MINOR COMPONENT PARTS MAY BE MISSING From CA of 12/31/2001 by David Daley: Undetermined - unknown

Finish

PAINTED GREY

Decoration

N/A