Geomagnetism's Virtual Instrument Museum
Canada's first magnetic observatory opened in Toronto in 1839. Since that time, the Geomagnetic Laboratory has acquired a large collection of instruments, which were previously used in magnetic observatories and for magnetic surveys. In 1998, the lab held an "Open House" event, which included a museum displaying the instrument collection. This showcase presents the same detailed information that graced the old museum as well as photographs of our instrument collection.
Instruments
- Airborne Magnetometer - Phase I
- Airborne Magnetometer - Phase II
- Combined Magnetometer and Dip Circle
- Cooke Magnetometer
- Declination-Inclination Fluxgate Magnetometer
- Dip Circle
- Dover Dip Circle
- Earth Inductor
- Fluxgate Airborne Magnetometer
- Potentiometer
- Quartz Horizontal Magnetometer
- Rubidium Magnetometer
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Magnetometer
- Variometer, La Cour
- Vertical Intensity Magnetometers
Surveys
Primary navigation (left column)
Geomagnetism
Laboratory
- Geomagnetic laboratory
- Personnel
- Virtual Museum
- Airborne Magnetometer - Phase I
- Airborne Magnetometer - Phase II
- Combined Magnetometer and Dip Circle
- Cooke Magnetometer
- Declination-Inclination Fluxgate Magnetometer
- Dip Circle
- Dover Dip Circle
- Earth Inductor
- Fluxgate Airborne Magnetometer
- Potentiometer
- Quartz Horizontal Magnetometer
- Rubidium Magnetometer
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Magnetometer
- Variometer, La Cour
- Vertical Intensity Magnetometers
- Survey Photographs