Clinometer

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OBJECT TYPE: HAND HELD
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0740.001

MANUFACTURER: DOT Meteorological Div.
MODEL: A
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: A-4
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON TUBE AND BACK/ SHEET METAL SCALES/ BRASS PARTS/ SYNTHETIC EYEPIECE

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.8 cm
Width: 30.6 cm
Height: 10.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Cloud height & motion measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MSC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1950'S
Canada: AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: AN ALTITUDE MEASURING INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE CLOUD HEIGHT MEASURING THE ANGULAR ELEVATION OF A SPOT OF LIGHT PROJECTED ON TO THE CLOUD BASE.
Technical: THE MSC TYPE A CLINOMETER WAS IN USE IN THE EARLY 1950'S & WAS OBSOLETE BY 1958; THE MSC LITERATURE DOES NOT MENTION A SUCCESSOR, SUGGESTING THAT THE CLINOMETER PASSED OF OF USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised white lettering reading 'CANADA - DEPT. OF TRANSPORT/ METEOROLOGICAL DIV./ CLINOMETER H-4'/ yellow & white incised markings andlettering on two scales
Missing: From CA of 11/24/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: GREY ENAMEL PAINTED TUBE, CLAMPING HANDLE, AND BACK/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED SCALES/ BLACK EYEPIECE
Decoration: N/A

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DOT Meteorological Div., Clinometer, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1987.0740, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0740.001/

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