Magnetic instrument set

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OBJECT TYPE
PORTABLE
DATE
1830–1839
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0856.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
10
AKA
Bar magnet
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ FERROUS METAL MAGNETS/ BRASS PARTS/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length
38.0 cm
Width
2.1 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Physics
Category
Geophysics
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1839+
Canada
PART OF ORIGINAL COMPLEMENT OF INSTRUMENTS BROUGHT OUT FROM ENGLAND IN 1839 TO ESTABLISH THE MAGNETIC & METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY IN TORONTO, THE FIRST IN CANADA.
Function
USED TO OBSERVE TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM, POSSIBLY EITHER AT A BASE STATION OR IN THE FIELD.
Technical
SITUATED AT KING'S COLLEGE IN TORONTO & MANNED & EQUIPPED BY BRITISH MILITARY, THE OBSERVATORY WAS INTENDED TO OBSERVE CHANGES IN MAGNETIC AND METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, TO ASSIST IN SOLVING PROBLEM OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
One magnet marked '4' on one end and 'READ' on other.
Missing
From CA of 12/05/2001 by David Daley: Yes - empty spaces suggest missing parts
Finish
CASE STAINED BROWN AND VARNISHED/ BRUSHED METAL MAGNETICS/ UNFINISHED BRASS PARTS
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Magnetic instrument set, between 1830–1839, Artifact no. 1987.0856, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0856.001/

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