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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2122.001

MANUFACTURER: Heiland Research Corp.
MODEL: GSC 1
LOCATION: Denver, Colorado, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 30
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRIMARILY METAL, WITH GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS

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: 38.0 cm
Height: 40.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Geophysics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Heiland
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Colorado
City: Denver

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED C.1930-1950S.
Canada: USED BY DOMINION OBSERVATORY STAFF ENGAGED IN GRAVITY SURVEYS IN CANADA. USED TO MEASURE GRAVITY IN ORDER TO PREPARE AND UPDATE MAPS DETAILING GRAVITATIONAL FIELD OF CANADA.
Function: TO MEASURE GRAVITY
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY GRAVITY METER, THE INSTRUMENT WHICH LARGELY REPLACED THE PENDULUM IN GRAVITY MEASUREMENT STUDIES BY C.1930. GRAVITY METERS ALSO USED TO PROVIDE DATA FOR STUDIES RELATED TO CRUSTAL & GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES, GEODETIC SURVEYING, AND IN MINING AND PETROLEUM FIELD SURVEYS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATESCREWED TO TOP PANEL READS: 'HEILAND RESEARCH CORP./ DENVER [LOGO-HR] COLORADO/ TYPE GSC 1 SERIAL 30'. GSC INVENTORY DECAL, BELOW, READS 'GR 62023/ DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG', 'B.30/24' PAINTED BY HAND BESIDE INDICATOR LIGHT. LARGE DIAL GRADUATED 20-60 BY INCREMENTS OF 2; 'ARREST' SCREW LABELLED. EYEPIECE CASING INCISED '6.4X'; BODY TUBE INCISED 'BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.'. MASKING TAPE LABEL ON CASING BEARS HANDWRITTEN TEXT: 'OLD INSTRUMENTS'
Missing: UNKNOWN From CA of 02/01/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: CYLINDRICAL CASING PAINTED WHITE. TOP PANEL & EYEPIECE CASING HAVE FLAT BLACK FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Heiland Research Corp., Gravimeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2122, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2122.001/

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