General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

13

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PRIMARILY METALS, WITH GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. SEE DETAILED INVENTORY IN SUPP. INFO. FILE.

Dimensions

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

Length

198.0 cm

Width

135.0 cm

Height

165.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Light & electromagnetic radiation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NRC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS INSTRUMENT USED C. 1950S- C. 1988.

Canada

DESIGNED AND BUILT AT NRC, FOR USE BY DR. GERHARD HERZBERG IN STUDIES OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE. IN 1948 NRC INVITED HERZBERGTO ESTABLISH A LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN SPECTROSCOPY,AND UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP NRC BECAME A WORLD LEADER IN THIS FIELD. HERZBERG'S RESEARCH DURING THE 1950S-1960S LED TO THE 1971 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY.

Function

Unknown

Technical

HIGH RESOLUTION 6 M WALK IN SPECTROGRAPH OPERATES IN AIR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Please see detailed inventory of components in supp info. file.

Missing

UNKNOWN- BELIEVED TO BE FAIRLY COMPLETE THOUGH NOT ALL COMPONENTS ORIGINAL TO 1950S CONFIGURATION.

Finish

.1 PREDOMINANTLY BLACK, WITH NATURAL FINISH ON MOST COMPONENTS./ SEE INVENTORY IN SUPP. INFO. FOR DETAILS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS.

Decoration

N/A