Anemometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ROTATION/3 CUP/ELECTRICAL/CONICAL/FLAT EDGED/BEADED CUPS
- DATE
- 1966–1987
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0100.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Meteorological Service of Canada
- MODEL
- 45B
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- AN74-850
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, INCLUDING ALUMINUM/SYNTHETIC CABLE COVERING, PARTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 69.5 cm
- Width
- 24.0 cm
- Height
- 72.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Surface wind speed & direction measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Environment CA
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- AFTER LATE 1960'S UNTIL AT LEAST 1980'S.
- Canada
-
THE THREE CUP ANEMOMETER WAS DESIGNED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATTERSON OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE 1920'S; SUCCESSIVE VERSIONS OF THIS CANADIAN ANEMOMETER WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE FOR DECADES. - Function
-
An instrument that measures wind speed & direction by means of a cupwheel & wind vane respectively, with the readings recorded by a separate anemograph & indicated on a separate flashing light indicator. - Technical
-
THE 1980'S VERSION OF THE PATTERSON ANEMOVANE DEVELOPED C. 1930 (SEE 890099); IT IS VERY SIMILAR IN FORM & CONSTRUCTION TO ITS PREDECESSORS BUT HAS MODIFIED WINDSPEED & DIRECTION ELECTRICAL CONTACT SYSTEMS TO CONVEY DATA TO AN ANEMOVANE & A FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised 'AN74-850'.
- Missing
- From CA of 01/24/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- PLATED, METALLIC AND SILVER PAINTED METAL/GREY AND BLACK SYNTHETIC.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Meteorological Service of Canada, Anemometer, between 1966–1987, Artifact no. 1989.0100, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0100.001/
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