Polar weighing—an Oertling balance in Antarctica

IF 0.2 4区哲学 Q4 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Historical Records of Australian Science Pub Date : 2022-06-28 DOI:10.1071/hr21013

Nicola H. Williams

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Abstract

Scales and spring balances have been part of the equipment of polar expeditions since the explorations of the nineteenth century, but precision beam balances have also been included, specifically, those made by the London instrument firm of L. Oertling. In this paper, the reasons for taking such delicate instruments into such adverse conditions are discussed, as well as some of the logistical and practical problems involved in their transport, storage, and probable use.

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极地称重——南极洲的天平

自19世纪以来，天平和弹簧秤一直是极地探险装备的一部分，但精密梁秤也包括在内，特别是伦敦仪器公司L. Oertling制造的那些。在本文中，讨论了将这种精密仪器置于这种不利条件下的原因，以及在其运输，储存和可能使用中涉及的一些后勤和实际问题。

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Historical Records of Australian Science HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Historical Records of Australian Science is a bi-annual journal that publishes two kinds of unsolicited manuscripts relating to the history of science, pure and applied, in Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific. Historical Articles–original scholarly pieces of peer-reviewed research Historical Documents–either hitherto unpublished or obscurely published primary sources, along with a peer-reviewed scholarly introduction. The first issue of the journal (under the title Records of the Australian Academy of Science), appeared in 1966, and the current name was adopted in 1980.