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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1192.003

MANUFACTURER: Bausch & Lomb
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC MIRROR

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 6.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 32.9 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bausch Lomb
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1957-58-?
Canada: USED AT SPRINGHILL METEOR OBSERVATORY, WHICH WAS BUILT BY NRC IN 1956.VISUAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC & RADAR RECORDING OF METEORS WAS CONDUCTED THERE, THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD BEING 1957-1958, THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR (REF. 1, P. 156-157)
Function: DESIGNED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING THE NIGHT SKY FROM HORIZON TO HORIZON; RECORDS ALL-SKY IMAGES ON 35MM B&W FILM, ONE FRAME EVERY MINUTE, DURING ALL HOURS OF DARKNESS.
Technical: CAMERA EMPLOYS "DIRECT" OPTICAL SYSTEM AS OPPOSED TO "FOLDED" SYSTEM. (SEE F.R. PARK ARTICLES IN SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: [Bausch & Lomb logo] stencilled on inside of concave reflector.
Missing: N/A
Finish: CONVEX MIRRORED SURFACE/ INTERIOR CONCAVE SURFACE IS BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Bausch & Lomb, Mirror, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1192, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1987.1192.003/

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