Dip circle

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OBJECT TYPE: GEOPHYSICAL
DATE: 1850–1899
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0569.001

MANUFACTURER: DOVER, JOHN
MODEL: 77
LOCATION: Charlton, Kent, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1: METALS, INCLUDING BRASS; GLASS; WOOD/.2-.6 METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-direction
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DOVER
Country: England
State/Province: Kent
City: Charlton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: STUDY OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM IMPORTANT IN COUNTRIES HAVING A SEA COAST, WHERE DATA SHOWING THE VARIATION OF THE COMPASS IS NEEDED BY MARINERS.
Function: PRECISE DIP CIRCLE FOR MEASURING THE VERTICAL COMPONENT OF LOCAL MAGNETIC ATTRACTION, OR DIP.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1: 'DOVER CHARLTON KENT CIRCLE No 77' INCISED ON CENTRAL RING, WHICH ALSO BEARS GRADUATED SCALE/ SECOND CIRCLE WITH SCALE ON BASE/ 'T.S. 62' INCISED ON BED PLATE/ Instrument case markings: ‘62' handwritten in black ink on door & top surface of box. ‘KENT CIRCLE #27 TS-62' handwritten on masking tape label on door. ‘9' & ‘35011b' handwritten in red ink on label on front door. ‘784-1T8' (?) handwritten in black ink on second label on door
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: .1: SILVER, BRASS AND BLUED FINISHES ON CIRCLE; LIGHT BROWN WOOD BASE AND COMPONENT PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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DOVER, JOHN, Dip circle, between 1850–1899, Artifact no. 1985.0569, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0569.001/

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