General Information

Serial #

16

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING/ BRASS PARTS/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

23.0 cm

Width

22.0 cm

Height

49.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Sunshine intensity & duration measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1950 to 1960's

Canada

INSTRUMENT DESIGNED, BUILT, & USED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. IT WAS DESIGNED IN THE LATE 1940'S, & WAS IN USE IN CANADIAN OBSERVING STATIONS FROM 1952 TO AT LEAST THE EARLY 1960'S.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE & RECORD TOTAL SOLAR & SKY RADIATION TO DETERMINE TOTAL RADIATION FOR A DAY (1).

Technical

INSTRUMENT HAS BIMETAL THERMOMETER CONSISTING OF CENTRAL BLACK BIMETAL WITH WHITE BIMETAL ON EITHER SIDE; THE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN THESE BIMETALS IS USED TO CALCULATE RADIATION LEVELS (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised lettering on casing reading 'M.S.C. ACT. TYPE G/ No. 16'.

Missing

From CA of 11/04/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BASE/ GREY ENAMEL PAINTEDCASING/ GLASS PARTIALLY MIRROR FINISHED/ BRASS AND PLATED PARTS/ BLACK & WHITE PAINTED PARTS (FINISH NOT ORIGINAL).

Decoration

N/A