Ruling engine

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OBJECT TYPE: LINEAR
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0943.001

MANUFACTURER: NALDER OF LONDON
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 5196
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NALDER
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Donated by McGill University in 1969, specifically Professor Nemec. Could have been used in their various research departments.
Function: Machine used to produce gratings on various surfaces in order to measure the absorption lines of different spectra. A sharp cutting tool (usually a diamond blank) would be dragged across a grating blank to cut a groove.
Technical: Blanking carriage moved across gratings due to the guidance of a well-made lead screw. Since larger gratings permitted higher spectroscopic resolution, the ruling engine was designed to groove larger spaces. Temperature and environmental control could be incorporated, as well as kinematic isolation.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Complete except for cutters and microscope
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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NALDER OF LONDON, Ruling engine, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1969.0943, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.0943.001/

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