Ephemeris, solar

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OBJECT TYPE: PRINTED/PAPER
DATE: 1929–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1285.001

MANUFACTURER: EMR Legal Surveys Div.
MODEL: APPARENT RIGHT ASCENSION AND...
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 81
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.0 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: EMR CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1929 TO 1980
Canada: TABLES PRODUCED FOR SPECIFIC USE IN CANADA BY THE CANADIAN GOVT.
Function: USED AS A REFERENCE TOOL IN SURVEYING WHEN DETERMINING THE AZIMUTH, LATITUDE OR LONGITUDE BY SOLAR OBSERVATION. THE DECLINATION OF THE SUN AT THE INSTANT OF SIGHTING MUST BE KNOWN. THIS IS OBTAINED BY INTERPOLATING BETWEEN VALVES GIVEN IN A SOLAR EPHEMERIS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TITLE: 'ASTRONOMICAL FIELD TABLES/ FOR USEOF/ THE LAND SURVEYORS OF CANADA/ APPARENT RIGHT ASCENSION/ AND/ DECLINATION/ OF/ THE SUN/.../ OTTAWA LEGAL SURVEYS AND/ AERONAUTICAL CHARTS DIVISION...'/ [VARIATIONS:] 'TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF CANADA [1929-1931]'/ 'HYDROGRAPHIC AND MAP SERVICE [1937-1947]'/ 'LEGAL SURVEYS DIVISION [1948-1950]'/ 'LEGAL SURVEYS AND AERONAUTICAL/ CHARTS DIVISION/ SURVEYS AND MAPPING/ BRANCH/ DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND/ TECHNICAL SURVEYS [1965-1966]'/ 'DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,/ MINES AND RESOURCES [1967-1980]'/ [ALSO IN FRENCH FROM 1965]
Missing: SOME YEARS IN SEQUENCE MISSING - SEE COMMENTS
Finish: WHITE PAPER WITH PRINT IN EITHER BLACK, GREEN, PURPLE OR RED
Decoration: N/A

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EMR Legal Surveys Div., Ephemeris, solar, between 1929–1980, Artifact no. 1988.1285, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.1285.001/

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