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Tide Gauge Clock - J. Newman, London
Reg. No: ST 025237
- Summary:
- Pendulum clock, made by J. Newman, London. Used to drive the recording apparatus of a self-registering tide-gauge [registered as ST 29815], which was erected at Williamstown by the Harbour Department in 1858, and operated until the 1950s.
The tide gauge was located in a small bluestone house at the shore end of Breakwater Pier, Williamstown. The supervision of the gauge and recording of the data was variously done by the Harbour Department, Williamstown Observatory and Admiralty surveyors, before passing to the supervision of the Melbourne Observatory in 1874, until its closing in 1943. The equipment and responsibility then passed to the Melbourne Harbour Trust.
The movement of the tides was recorded on a calibrated strip of paper, which rotated on a drum driven by the clock. - Description:
- Weight driven. Heavy bob pendulum with flat wooden shaft.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners (MHT), 1962
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 37 cm (Diameter) |
More information
| Tagged with: | clocks, recording clocks |
| Themes this item is part of: | Melbourne Observatory Collection, Horology Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Transport 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: | HOROLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Clocks |
| Tertiary Classification: | england |
| Inscriptions: | Dial is marked 'J. NEWMAN, 122 REGENT ST LONDON'. |
| Maker: | J. Newman, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain |
| Past Owner or User: | Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1874-1943 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Melbourne Observatory Collection
- Horology Collection
- Science & Measurement Collection
- Transport 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
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