Recorder, radiosonde
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1958
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0828.001
- MANUFACTURER
- DOT Meteorological Div.
- MODEL
- 3
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- 80-56
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING, POSSIBLY CAST IRON BASE, METAL AND SYNTHETIC PARTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 55.8 cm
- Width
- 21.2 cm
- Height
- 19.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Upper air pressure, temperature & humidity measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MSC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1958 TO 1964 (SEE D.O.T. FORM IN SUPP. INFO.)
- Canada
-
CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT RADIOSONDE RECORDER, USED WITH MSC TYPE 3 TIME-CYCLE RADIOSONDE. - Function
-
RECORDER FOR DATA ON UPPER ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND AIR PRESSURE TRANSMITTED BY RADIOSONDE. - Technical
-
THIS IS THE THIRD VERSION OF THE CANADIAN RADIOSONDE RECORDER, THE SUCCESSOR TO THE TYPE 2 OF THE EARLY 1950'S. THE TYPE 3 HAS A SPIRAL DRUM & TAPPER BAR, & PRINTS ON WAX SURFACED PAPER. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised lettering reading 'Meteorological Division/ DEPT. OF TRANSPORT CANADA/ Radiosonde Recorder/ Type 3 No. 80-56'.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/03/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- GREEN CASING/ BRUSHED AND PLATED METAL PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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DOT Meteorological Div., Recorder, radiosonde, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1987.0828, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0828.001/
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