Heliostat
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1880–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0260.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FUESS, R.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Berlin-Steglitz, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS; GLASS; OIL BUBBLE FLUID. MIRROR CONSISTS OF A FRONT SURFACE OF ALUMINUM WITHOUT AN OVERCOAT
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 32.0 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 47.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Astronomy
- Category
- Observation equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- FUESS
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Berlin-Steglitz
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C.1905-1975
- Canada
-
USED AT THE DOMINION OBSERVATORY IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS IN THE STUDY OF THE SUN. - Function
-
USED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN A CONSTANT DIRECTION FOR STUDY WITH A FIXED INSTRUMENT SUCH AS A TELESCOPE, SPECTOGRAPH, OR MICROSCOPE - Technical
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A NICE EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF DEVICE WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE 18TH C. FOR MICROSCOPICAL STUDIES BUT ADAPTED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH C. FOR SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF THE STARS AND THE SUN. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ETCHED ON BASE: 'R.FUESS/ STEGLITZ-BERLIN/ DOM.OBS/ 226'
- Missing
- ORIGINAL MIRROR REPLACEDBEFORE 1975 & BUBBLE FLUID REPLACED. From CA of 01/09/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- HOUR CIRCLE SILVERED, SIGHTING DISC WHITE ENAMEL/ SIGNS OF ORIGINAL LACQUER ON BASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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FUESS, R., Heliostat, circa 1880–1900, Artifact no. 1993.0260, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0260.001/
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