Accessories case for microdensitometer, 1978
- Made:
- 1978 in unknown place
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Wooden case containing accessories and spares (fuses; plates; lenses; and bearings), for microdensitometer, unsigned, 1978. Microdensitometer made by Joyce-Loebl Limited, Gateshead, England, 1978. The microdensitometer was used to measure the X-ray density of tree rings in research into past climates.
Details
- Category:
- Meteorology
- Object Number:
- 1998-205 Pt5
- Materials:
- wood (mahogany), metal (unknown), glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: 75 mm x 280 mm x 190 mm, 1.485kg
- type:
- instrument case, densitometer and instrument component
- credit:
- Donated by Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
