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Kala Fondigital Plastic Ruler - Scandinavia

Inventory Number 15140


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.15140

Item type
Object
Physical material
plastic
Object type
Ruler
Dimensions
Height: 242mm Width: 46mm Depth: 2mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
15140

Description

Transparent plastic, Scandinavian, straight non-standard length/width ruler. 12 2-cm basic units, divided in cms & 6ths of cm [ie 12ths of the basic 2cm unit], same both sides. Large computer-readable-type lettering made of dots. There is a label attached, printed on is “Unit of length in the FONDIJYAL system based on the speed of light”, other side of same label is handwritten “Kala Fondigital. Span of 9" Rationalised to 2 cm units Standardised to speed of light” and “Pythic Ft 9·75” on small added label.