This is a Geophysical Item....May 2022
A monthly mystery item from the Geophysical Society of Houston’s museum archives! Can you guess what this quirky geophysical item is??
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Mystery Item
This is a geophysical item..... Do you know what it is?
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Mystery Item
April 2023
This is a smoked paper recorder which was used in earthquake studies and monitoring.
It was donated by Mark Willis along with low frequency geophones also used in earthquake studies.
Mystery Item
February 2023
This is a cut-a way version of a gravity meter from the GSH museum Collection. It is from 1940 and the manufacturer was Atlas. The donor was Bible Geophysical.
The instrument is included in the GSH Museum display at Lone Star College-North Harris.
Mystery Item
January 2023
The Mystery Item for January 2023 is an offshore seismic detector planter and was donated to the GSH Museum by Sun Oil.
Mystery Item
October 2023
The Wilson magnetometer was used mainly for regional magnetometer surveys on land. It was usually used on a plane table and included a Brunton compass. This model is from 1929 and was manufactured by Ainsworth and donated by Texaco.
Mystery Item
September 2023
Light Box used with a torsion balance in the 1920’s to help with the gravity readings. It was built and donated by Humble Oil.
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