Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE
ROTATION/4 CUP/KINGSTON LONG SHAFT/ MECHANICAL/HEMISPHERICAL CUP
DATE
1876–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0507.001
MANUFACTURER
Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOODEN BASE/ CAST METAL BASE/ METAL CUPS/ BRASS AND STEEL MECHANISM/ SYNTHETIC WINDOW IN CASING.

Dimensions

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

Length
52.0 cm
Width
52.0 cm
Height
44.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Surface wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Environment CA
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
C. 1876 TO C. 1900
Canada
AN ANEMOMETER OF THE TYPE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DESIGNED & BUILT IN CANADA UNDER THE AUSPICES OF PROFESSOR GEORGE KINGSTON, DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN SERVICE FROM 1855 TO 1880.
Function
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED BY MEANS OF A CUPWHEEL, WITH THE MEASUREMENTS CONVEYED MECHANICALLY TO AN INDICATOR BY MEANS OF A LONG SHAFT.
Technical
A mechanical anemometer characterized by a long tubular shaft which is acted upon by a cupwheel mounted on high, itself acting upon a dial indicator placed below.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Plaque on wood base reads 'METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE/ OF CANADA/ 1876'
Missing
DIAL INDICATOR/ LONG SHAFT
Finish
METAL PAINTED GREY/ BRASS & METALLIC PARTS/ BROWN VARNISHED WOOD/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC
Decoration
N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Anemometer, between 1876–1900, Artifact no. 1987.0507, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0507.001/

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