MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Too fragile to measure
Creator:
Swann, William Francis Gray
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Insulated glass container with platinum wires, brass, and mesh.
Presented along with the papers of William Francis Gray Swann (APS Library).
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Instrument, Measuring
Description:
Dimension:H:3.500in W:6.750in L:6.875in
Creator:
Nipher, Francis E.
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A black walnut box containing two measuring tubes; one with 1 1/4" diameter screen disc and 5" long tube and one with 6" screen disc and 2 3/4" long tube. This is an experimental instrument fabricated of discs of bronze or brass screen, attached to a brass tubing to constitute an anemometer. (Robert P. Multhauf, "Catalogue of Instruments and Models," 1961).
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:H:2.750in Dia:2.625in Not incl. folding lens
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Brass circular box of 3" diameter, 1 3/4" high, into which is built a sextant. Unmarked.
