Air pump for Brewer-type ozonesonde, 1963-1965

Made:
1963-1965 in Camberley
maker:
Southern Instruments Ltd.
designer:
E L Simmonds
Miniature air pump from Brewer-type ozonesonde, designed by Dr

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Miniature air pump from Brewer-type ozonesonde, designed by Dr
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Miniature air pump from Brewer-type ozonesonde, designed by Dr. E. Simmonds, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, made by Southern Instruments, Camberley, Surrey, England, 1963-1965. Used for taking samples of air in the stratosphere.

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1997-857
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), electronic components and copper (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 55 mm x 65 mm, .055kg
type:
pump - machinery, sample and component - object
credit:
Powell, D.B.B.