Polarimeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1926
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0333.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hilger, Adam Ltd.
- MODEL
- M2
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METALS/ GLASS OPTICS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 58.5 cm
- Width
- 22.9 cm
- Height
- 42.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Light & electromagnetic radiation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hilger
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1930S?+
- Canada
-
FROM LABORATORIES OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS. - Function
-
INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE CONTENT OF LIQUIDS (E.G. SUGAR) USING POLARIZING EFFECTS ON LIGHT. - Technical
-
HILGER'S CIRCA 1930 STANDARD POLARIMETER WITH POLARISER OF LIPPICH 3-FIELD TYPE, WHICH PROVIDES METHOD OF OBTAINING VARIABLE HALF-SHADOW ANGLE. ADVANTAGE OF VARIABLE HALF-SHADOW ANGLE IS THAT MAXIMUM SENSITIVENESSOBTAINABLE WITH AMOUNT OF LIGHT REACHING ANALYSER IS ENSURED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED LETTERING ON SCALE READING "ADAM HILGER LTD LONDON, ENGLAND"/ INCISED SCALE MARKINGS
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- STAND & BASE PAINTED GREY/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ METALLIC & PLATED PARTS/ METALLIC RED PAINTED? PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hilger, Adam Ltd., Polarimeter, after 1926, Artifact no. 1995.0333, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.0333.001/
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