Radiosonde
notes: label: Description
content: Unmarked radiosonde containing elements for measuring temperature (bimetallic), pressure (aneroid), and humidity (hair hygrometer), and a clock-driven selector switch. The U.S. Weather Bureau termed it a "Composite California Institute of Technology type." The form was developed in the early 1940s, with funding from the National Defense Appropriation Bill.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.319828
label: catalog number
content: 319828
label: accession number
content: 240347
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Radiosonde
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 4 in; 24.765 cm x 13.97 cm x 10.16 cm