Calibrator, barometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY BAROMETER
- DATE
- 1980–1986
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0343.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Meteorological Service of Canada
- MODEL
- 1-0222
- LOCATION
- Downsview, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5077-00814
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL STAND WITH SPIRIT LEVEL; GLASS CHAMBER WITH METAL BASE, JOINT, ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS; GLASS THERMOMETER TUBE CONTAINING MERCURY; METAL PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 45.8 cm
- Width
- 45.9 cm
- Height
- 19.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Environment CA
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Downsview
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
EQUIPMENT DESIGNED, MADE & USED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CANADA. - Function
-
EQUIPMENT USED TO CALIBRATE MERCURY BAROMETERS IN METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT LABORATORY. CONTAINS MERCURY BAROMETER USED TO MEASURE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY. - Technical
-
METHOD OF CALIBRATING MERCURY BAROMETERS WHICH INVOLVED PLACING BAROMETER IN VACUUM CHAMBER. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE BAR CODE LABEL ON BASE READS "0001-0222/ *5077-00814*/ CHAMBER, CALIBRATION"
- Missing
- UNKNOWN From CA of 04/28/2004 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
- Finish
- STAND PAINTED GREY; PLATED SPIRIT LEVEL CASING; COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS CHAMBER WITH GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED BASE & JOINT; PLATED & METALLIC PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Meteorological Service of Canada, Calibrator, barometer, between 1980–1986, Artifact no. 2002.0343, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0343.001/
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