Theodolite
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Baseline
- DATE
- 1910–1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0387.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Troughton & Simms
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- L49-425
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Mainly brass construction with glass optics. Wooden box, leather straps
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.2 cm
- Width
- 40.6 cm
- Height
- 22.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-angles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Troughton Simms
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used for measuring both horizontal and vertical angles. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- Striding level glass vial cracked and empty. Electrical fittings, rheostat and dynamo generator missing.
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Troughton & Simms, Theodolite, circa 1910–1912, Artifact no. 1968.0387, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0387.001/
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