Seismometer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0224.001

MANUFACTURER: V. & E. Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Pasadena, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 5705
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal/ glass/ stainless steel/ plywood

Dimensions

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

Length: 63.5 cm
Width: 58.4 cm
Height: 94.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Geophysics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: V&E
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Pasadena

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: From the Geotechnical Corp. 3712 Haggar Dr. Dallas, Texas. Given to the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, B.C. The Dominion Observatory was Canada's leading institution in Geophysics for many decades, which included the operation of Canada's national seismometer network. In 1939 Victoria's seismographic station made a third move, this time north of Victoria to the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory on Little Saanich Mountain.
Function: Seismometers are instruments that measure motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, nuclear explosions, and other seismic sources.
Technical: In the summer of 1951 three sensitive seismographs were set up in Victoria. Research over the following decade delineated the distribution of earthquakes in western Canada and led to the development of Canada's first modern seismic zoning map which was incorporated into the National Building Code of Canada in 1970.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Tag on crate reads 'FROM THE GEOTECHNICAL CORP. 3712 HAGGAR DR., DALLAS TEX. TO DOMINION ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY, VICTORIA, B.C.'
Missing: From CA of 01/15/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: Operating parts are in a box, metal top & bottom with 3 glass sides/ all metal is painted grey/ all adjustment parts are stainless steel or alloy/ on top of housing are adjustment parts/ all is fitted into a grey plywood box/ triangular shape at ends long/ 3 grey posts connecting ends/ 3 sides enclosed by glass/ a grey drum on inside with a terminal board at bottom
Decoration: N/A

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