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Fairmount Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder
Specifications
Fairmount Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder
Category
Science and Technology
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Optical T&E - Instrument, Optical
Object Origin
Fairmount Weather Systems
2010
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Clear glass globe mounted on a blue metal stand. The globe is tilted so that its center axis leans backwards. Two (2) blue paper strips with white scales and numbers are mounted behind the globe. The stand has a traingular base and two (2) tiers. A silver sticker with blue and black text is adhered to the viewer's right side of the base.
Measurements: Object:
Height: 9 in, Width: 7 in, Depth: 7.25 in
Weight: 10.2 lbs
Credit
Museum Purchase, 2010.14.1
Display Status
On Exhibit
Fairmount Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder
About: Fairmount Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder
About: Fairmount Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder
This Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder from Fairmount Weather Systems measures the intensity and the position of the sun by focusing its light through a glass orb onto a piece of paper, resulting in a burn. Although the original device was invented and refined in the latter half of the nineteenth century, it continues to see widespread use, especially outside the United States.
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