Ephemeris, pole star

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OBJECT TYPE: PRINTED/PAPER
DATE: 1927–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1286.001

MANUFACTURER: EMR Legal Surveys Div.
MODEL: ALTITUDE & AZIMUTH OF THE POLE STAR
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 149
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-position
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: EMR CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1927 TO 1980
Canada: TABLES PRODUCED FOR SPECIFIC CANADIAN USE BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
Function: USED AS A REFERENCE TOOL IN SURVEYING WHEN DETERMINING THE AZIMUTH, LATITUDE OR LONGITUDE BY POLARIS OBSERVATION.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TITLE: 'ASTRONOMICAL FIELD TABLES/ FOR USE OF/ THE LAND SURVEYORS OF CANADA/ ALTITUDE AND AZIMUTH/ OF THE/ POLE STAR/.../ OTTAWA/ TOPOGRAPHICALSURVEY OF CANADA/...'/ VARIATIONS: 'HYDROGRAPHIC AND MAP SERVICE' [1937-1947]/ 'LEGAL SURVEYS DIVISION' [1948-1950]/ 'LEGAL SURVEYS AND/ AERONAUTICAL CHARTS DIVISION' [1951-1964]/ '[AS PREVIOUSLY]/ SURVEYS AND MAPPING/ BRANCH/ DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND/ TECHNICAL SURVEYS' [1965-1967]/ [AS PREVIOUS] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,/ MINES AND RESOURCES' [1967-1968]'/ 'LEGAL SURVEYS DIVISION/ [AS PREVIOUS] [1969-1980]
Missing: SOME YEARS IN THE SEQUENCE ARE MISSING - SEE COMMENTS
Finish: WHITE PAPER WITH PRINT IN EITHER BLACK, GREEN, PURPLE OR RED
Decoration: N/A

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EMR Legal Surveys Div., Ephemeris, pole star, between 1927–1980, Artifact no. 1988.1286, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1286.001/

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