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rowid	artifactNumber	ObjectName	GeneralDescription	model	SerialNumber	Manufacturer	ManuCountry	ManuProvince	ManuCity	BeginDate	EndDate	date_qualifier	patent	NumberOfComponents	ArtifactFinish	ContextCanada	ContextFunction	ContextTechnical	group1	category1	subcategory1	group2	category2	subcategory2	group3	category3	subcategory3	material	Length	Width	Height	Thickness	Weight	Diameter	image	thumbnail
108463	2017.0006.001	Salinometer	Synthetic metal wood	Autosal 8400 Prototype	38,853	Guildline	Canada	Ontario	Smiths falls	1973				2	Wood look synthetic? cabinet laminated on a wood core with metal components and synthetic knobs. Inside the instrument are motors air pumps cables and wires.	Taken from acquisition worksheet: "Tim Dauphinee a physicist at the National Research Council of Canada in collaboration with the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Guildline Instruments Ltd. invented the Autosal."	An instrument for measuring salt content in ocean water.	Taken from acquisition worksheet: "This instrument was a major breakthrough allowing the accurate measurement of the amount of salt in seawater; The changes in the amount of salt in ocean water have a huge impact on climate ocean movements and currents and marine ecosystems; The use of this instrument led to the creation of an international standard for salt measurement. The Autosal allowed scientists to take salt measurements while in the field in an automated way.	Physics									synthetic;metal;wood