General Information

Serial #

430

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ QUARTZ OPTICS

Dimensions

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

Length

160.0 cm

Width

52.0 cm

Height

47.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Hilger Watts

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1965 +

Canada

INSTRUMENT USED IN HIS SPECTROSCOPY LAB BY DISTINGUISHED BRITISH-CANADIAN PHYSICIST DR. R.W. NICHOLLS, WHO MOVED FROM UNIV. OF LONDON TO UNIV. OF WESTERN ONTARIO IN 1948, & THEN BECAME HEAD OF NEW PHYSICS DEPT. OF YORK UNIVERSITY IN 1965. ON HIS MOVE TO YORK, HE WAS PROVIDED WITH LABS & NEW EQUIPMENT.

Function

INSTRUMENT IN WHICH CAMERA OR OTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO RECORD SPECTRUM ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIALLY MADE RESEARCH GRADE SPECTROSCOPY INSTRUMENT OF 1960'S.ORIGINAL PLATE HOLDER CONFIGURATION WAS MODIFIED IN YORK U. LABORATORY BY ADDITION OF PHOTOELECTRIC SCANNING DEVICE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATES READING "HILGER/ &/ WATTS/ E498.7/ 430/ MADE IN ENGLAND" & "HILGER/ &/ WATTS/ E720.4/ 64269/ MADE IN ENGLAND".

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

EXTERIOR PAINTED MEDIUM GREEN/ BLACK PAINTED & PLATED PARTS/ BLACK & GREY SYNTHETIC.

Decoration

N/A