Search the collections
Standard Length - Divided Line Scales
Reg. No: ST 042516
Previous Page
Next Page
- Summary:
- Box of five divided line scales on glass and silver from Melbourne Observatory.
Used to measure length. - Description:
- 1. 20 centimetres by 1 millimetre, silver strip on brass, marked "MELBOURNE OBSERVATORY, NO. 1 MILLIMETRE"
2. 18 centimtres by 1 millimetre, silver strip on brass, marked "MELBOURNE OBSERVATORY, NO. 2 MILLIMETRE".
3. 25 centimetres by 1 millimetre, silver strip on brass.
4. 18 centimetres by 1 millimetre, glass.
5. 25 centimetres by 1 millimetre, glass, marked "ENGRAVED FROM P. GAUTIER'S COPY OF INTERNATIONAL BUREAU STANDARD, SLIDE MICROMETER, MELBOURNE OBSERVATORY, 1892, W. P. WILKINSON". - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Victoria: Local Government Department Office of Trade Measurement (formerly Weights & Measures Branch), 1994
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 5 cm (Height), 16 cm (Width), 39 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | standard weights measures |
| Themes this item is part of: | Melbourne Observatory Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory, Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria, Astrographic Catalogue, Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882, Buildings at Melbourne Observatory, Star Observations & Personal Equation, Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908, Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944, Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872 |
| Primary Classification: | COMMERCE & RETAILING |
| Secondary Classification: | Weights & Measures |
| Tertiary Classification: | standard length |
| User: | Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Melbourne Observatory Collection
- Science & Measurement Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
- Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory
- Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory
- Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria
- Astrographic Catalogue
- Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882
- Buildings at Melbourne Observatory
- Star Observations & Personal Equation
- Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908
- Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944
- Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872
Add your question or comment