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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