Clinometer

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OBJECT TYPE
HAND HELD
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0741.001
MANUFACTURER
Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length
41.5 cm
Width
30.6 cm
Height
8.8 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
Environment CA
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
AN INSTRUMENT USED BY THE R.C.A.F. WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CLINOMETER DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function
AN ALTITUDE MEASURING INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE CLOUD HEIGHT BY MEASURING THE ANGULAR ELEVATION OF A SPOT OF LIGHT PROJECTED ON TO THE CLOUD BASE.
Technical
THIS CLINOMETER CLOSELY RESEMBLES (EXCEPT FOR THE SCALE) THE MSC TYPE A INSTRUMENT (870738-870740). THE LATTER INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE IN THE EARLY 1950'S & OBSOLETE BY 1958.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Incised white lettering and markingson scales/ yellow decal on back read 'RCAF STOCK NUMBER/ 6660-21-559-7122/ INVENTORY NO./ T20'.
Missing
CLAMPING HANDLE From CA of 11/23/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing tightening handle
Finish
GREY ENAMEL PAINTED TUBE AND BACK/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED SCALES/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration
N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Clinometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0741, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0741.001/

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