Standard, length
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- OBJECT TYPE
- METER/KRYPTON
- DATE
- 1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0289.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE/ METAL BODY/ GLASS TUBING, LINER/ METAL WOVEN STRAP WRAPPED AROUND BOTTOM
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.5 cm
- Width
- 25.5 cm
- Height
- 72.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Length
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1960-1983
- Canada
-
THE WAVELENGTH EMITTED BY THIS LAMP WAS THE CANADIAN PRIMARY METER STANDARD FROM 1960 TO 1983. - Function
-
TO PROVIDE A PRIMARY METER LENGTH STANDARD. - Technical
-
THE DEFINITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL METER WAS MADE IN 1960 IN TERMS OF THE VACUUM WAVELENGTH EMITTED BY 86KR ATOMS IN THEIR UNPRETURBED STATE AND THE PRACTICAL MEASURE OF THIS WAS THE 86KR D.C. DISCHARGE LAMP. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TAG ATTACHED TO OBJECT HANDWRITTEN READS: 'DISCHARGE TUBE BROKEN/ KRYPTON 86 LAMP/ ONE OF CANADA'S/ PRIMARY LENGTH STANDARDS/ 1960-1983/ NRC'
- Missing
- PART OF .2 & PART OF TUBE IN .1
- Finish
- BODY PAINTED GREY/ STEEL PEDESTAL/ UNPAINTED WOOD BASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Standard, length, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1988.0289, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1988.0289.001/
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