Thyssen gravity meter with accessories

Made:: 1939 in Germany

maker:: Seismos GmbH

designer:: Thyssen

Thyssen gravity meter with accessories, by Seismos GmbH, Germany, 1939.

Details

Category:: Geophysics

Object Number:: 1953-220

type:: gravity meter

credit:: Imperial College of Science & Technology

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Thyssen-type Gravity Meter, 1939

Thyssen-type Gravity Meter, 1939

Thyssen type gravity meter on tripod stand, with 2 mercury thermometers filled with a liquid (water?), by Seismos GmbH, Hannover, Germany, 1939. Front panel removed (see note).

Measurements:: overall: 755 mm x 390 mm x 415 mm, 24.5kg

Materials:: aluminium alloy , glass , steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mercury , cork , nickel plated and liquid (water?)

Object Number:: 1953-220 Pt1

type:: gravimeter

Micrometer from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Micrometer from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Micrometer from Thyssen Gravity Meter, by Seismos GmbH, Germany, 1939

Measurements:: overall: 72 mm x 238 mm x 66 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , steel (metal) , paint and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1953-220 Pt2

type:: micrometer

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Box of accessories from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Box of accessories from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Box of accessories from Thyssen Gravity Meter, by Seismos GmbH, Germany, 1939

Measurements:: overall: 68 mm x 180 mm x 155 mm,

Materials:: wood composites , metal (unknown) and steel (metal)

Object Number:: 1953-220 Pt3

type:: components

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hinged plane from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Hinged plane from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Hinged plane from Thyssen Gravity Meter, by Seismos GmbH, Germany, 1939

Measurements:: overall: 83 mm x 575 mm x 118 mm,

Materials:: mahogany (wood) , metal (unknown) , paint and ebony

Object Number:: 1953-220 Pt4

type:: hinged plane

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Box of tools and mirrors from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Box of tools and mirrors from Thyssen Gravity Meter

Box of tools and mirrors from Thyssen Gravity Meter, by Seismos GmbH, Germany, 1939

Measurements:: overall: 150 mm x 334 mm x 180 mm,

Materials:: wood (unidentified) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1953-220 Pt5

type:: box

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum