Milne lamp-post seismograph

Made:
1902

Milne lamp-post seismograph, 1902. Recording drums and other parts here.

Details

Category:
Geophysics
Object Number:
1932-517
type:
seismograph
credit:
Miss C. Morey.

Parts

Lamp-post and legs

Lamp-post and legs

Lamp-post and legs

Measurements:
overall (2, 3, 4 of 8) each: 2940 mm x 40 mm x 280 mm,
overall (1 of 8): 2963 mm x 330 mm x 330 mm,
overall (5, 6, 7, 8 of 8) each: 1178 mm x 170 mm x 77 mm,
Object Number:
1932-517 Pt1
type:
lamp-post
Glass cover for moving parts

Glass cover for moving parts

Glass cover for moving parts

Measurements:
overall: 450 mm x 1450 mm x 400 mm,
Object Number:
1932-517 Pt2
type:
cover - closure
Two components for Milne lamp-post seismograph, 1902

Two components for Milne lamp-post seismograph, 1902

Two components for Milne lamp-post seismograph, 1902

Object Number:
1932-517 Pt3
type:
parts
Milne lamp-post seismograph, 1902

Milne lamp-post seismograph, 1902

Milne lamp-post seismograph, 1902. Recording drums and other parts here.

Measurements:
overall: 423 mm x 1974 mm x 495 mm,
Object Number:
1932-517 Pt4
type:
seismograph
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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