Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930

Made:
1930
maker:
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited

Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930

Details

Category:
Geophysics
Object Number:
1930-764
type:
gravity meter
credit:
Leica Microsystems Cambridge Ltd

Parts

Tripod and plate in box

Tripod and plate in box

Tripod and plate in box for Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930

Measurements:
overall: 450 mm x 990 mm x 395 mm,
Object Number:
1930-764 Pt1
type:
tripod
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One crate containing two components for Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930. The larger component has a black-painted cylindrical box fixed to a rectangular bridge, with three cylindrical tubes attached onto it. Inside the rectangular bridge and one of the cylindrical tubes, the damping ring and balancing device are found. The smaller box-like component attaches to the larger component and houses part of its internal mechanisms. One side has a lens aligned toward an angled mirror, while another side contains a circular mechanism and a dial.

Crate containing two componets for gravity meter

One crate containing two components for Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930. The larger component has a black-painted cylindrical box fixed to a rectangular bridge, with three cylindrical tubes attached onto it. Inside the rectangular bridge and one of the cylindrical tubes, the damping ring and balancing device are found. The smaller box-like component attaches to the larger component and houses part of its internal mechanisms. One side has a lens aligned toward an angled mirror, while another side contains a circular mechanism and a dial.

Measurements:
overall: 520 mm x 1040 mm x 452 mm,
Object Number:
1930-764 Pt2
type:
crates
Container for Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930

Container for Gravity Meter

Container for Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930

Measurements:
overall: 1500 mm x 760 mm x 760 mm,
Object Number:
1930-764 Pt3
type:
container
Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co

Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co

Gravity meter by Cambridge Instrument Co., 1930

Measurements:
overall (in box): 450 mm x 985 mm x 395 mm,
Object Number:
1930-764 Pt4
type:
meter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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