Details for Collection of geophysical instruments
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| Collection data |
| Name | Collection of geophysical instruments |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A collection of scientific instruments that shows the development of the study of the interior of the Earth |
| Description for specialists | Collection of geophysical instruments located in several different rooms showing progressive ideas that led to the development of the scientific method for the study of the interior of the Earth, aided by the use of descriptive panels, models and documents. There are 34 geophysics instruments (seismoscope, seismographs, inclinometers, mirage, etc) and a GPS station and a meteorological station (the two stations are placed on the terrace) |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Cultural |
| Primary purpose | Education |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rocca di Papa |
| Access rights | The materials are freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types |
| Electronic, Observations |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 6 |
Identified, integrated, and adequately curated. |
| Date |
18-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Active growth |
| Collectors |
| Research Institutes (e.g. INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| The oldest instrument is a "seismoscope" of the 1870, while the most recent instrument is a "magnetic scale" of the 2000 |
| Collection extents |
| 34 geophysics instruments (s |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Not selected |
| Taxon coverage |
| unapplicable |
| Common name coverage |
| Collection of Geophysical instruments |
| Geospatial coverage |
| unapplicable |
| Living time periods |
| unapplicable |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Not applicable |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| Carapezzi M.L., Pagliuca N.M., Gasparini C., Russo N., 2008. Guida al Vulcano Laziale. CARSA Edizioni. 112 pp., Carapezzi M.L., Pagliuca N.M., Gasparini C., Russo N., 2008. Guide to the Latium Volcano. CARSA Edizioni. 112 pp., Gasparini C., 2005. L'Osservatorio di Rocca di Papa rinasce come Museo. Professione Geologo. Anno IV, n. 10: 12-15., Gasparini C., 2008. Il Museo Geofisico di Rocca di Papa. CARSA Ed. Pescara 2008. 48 pp. [+ DVD], Pagliuca N.M., Gasparini C., Pietrangeli D., 2007. Il Museo Geofisico di Rocca di Papa: tra divulgazione e ricerca scientifica. Annali Univ. Ferrara. Mus. Civ. Nat., vol. 3: 21-30. |