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The museum environment/ Garry Thomson
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Unique IDLIB-00014991Date1st January 1978Date qualifieryear onlyDescriptionDescription: Light part I: Surface deterioration
Light and hear energy
The spectrum
The basic light sources
Colours and materials which change
Damage caused by UV and visible radiation
UV radiation and how to deal with it
Measuring UV and visible radiation
The reciprocity law
Controlling visible radiation
Reducing illuminance
50 lux
artificial light
Diffusion of light
150 lux
daylight and artificial light
Treatment of windows
Angle at which light falls on exhibits
Reducing time of exposure
A suite of exhibition rooms
Heat
Control of temperature
Lighting for professional photography, television and restoration
Electronic flash
Colour rendering
The measurement of colour
The lighting situation and the process of seeing
Humidity part I: The importance of humidity
Measuring the humidity in the air
The wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer
Understanding the hygrometric chart
Response of museum material to RH
Best RH for moisture-containing absorbent materials
Climate inside and outside the museum
Condensation and the dew point
Humidity control
RH control in a room
The humidistat
Humidifying equipment
Dehumidifying equipment
Room RH control: maintenance and air circulation
Packaged air-conditioning units
Central air conditioning
RH control in a closed case
buffers
RH control in a closed case
use of salts
Mechanical RH stabilisation in cases
Future development of exhibition case stabilisation
RH is often a matter of compromise
Buildings which cannot be humidified
Improvisation and RH control
Humidity control in archaeology
Air pollution part I: The problem
Particulates
Particulate concentrations today
New concrete buildings
Removal of particulates
Electrostatic precipitators (electro-filters)
Gaseous pollution
Sulphur dioxide (SO32)
Damage caused by sulphur dioxide
Glass and sulphur dioxide
Effects of sulphur dioxide on lichens and mosses
Ozone
Effects of ozone
Nitrogen oxides
Effects of nitrogene dioxide
Levels of ozone and nitrogen dioxide likely to be encountered
Chlorides
Pollution through storage conditions
Removal of gaseous pollutants
Fire extinguishers
Vibration
Light part II: Spectral curves
Sun and sky
Lamps and control equipment
Measuring UV
Luminous efficiency and the light meter
Some basic light units
Visual performance
Luminance and subjective brightness
The Blue Wool standards
Damage versus wavelength
Heat radiated from light sources
Activation energy
The primary photochemical reaction
Placing a colour on the CIE chrometicity chart
The colour rendering calculation
Colour rendering the black body convention
Humidity part II: The standard hugrometric (psychometric) chart
A simple air-conditioning operation
The lithium chloride hygrometer
Dimensional changes caused by RH variation
Outdoor climate and response of objects indoors
Does constant RH keep dimensions unchanged at all temperatures?
Effect of people on RH and temperature
Moisture content of absorbent materials useful as buffers
Exchange of air between case and room
Hygrometric half-time
Penetration of oxygen and water vapour through plastic films
Air pollution part II: Plotting the size distribution of particulates
Choice of particulate filter
Efficiency of activated carbon filters
The fate of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere
The formation of ozone
Public Note: Includes indexLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsColour illustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherButterworthsPlace of publicationLondon
England
Light and hear energy
The spectrum
The basic light sources
Colours and materials which change
Damage caused by UV and visible radiation
UV radiation and how to deal with it
Measuring UV and visible radiation
The reciprocity law
Controlling visible radiation
Reducing illuminance
50 lux
artificial light
Diffusion of light
150 lux
daylight and artificial light
Treatment of windows
Angle at which light falls on exhibits
Reducing time of exposure
A suite of exhibition rooms
Heat
Control of temperature
Lighting for professional photography, television and restoration
Electronic flash
Colour rendering
The measurement of colour
The lighting situation and the process of seeing
Humidity part I: The importance of humidity
Measuring the humidity in the air
The wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer
Understanding the hygrometric chart
Response of museum material to RH
Best RH for moisture-containing absorbent materials
Climate inside and outside the museum
Condensation and the dew point
Humidity control
RH control in a room
The humidistat
Humidifying equipment
Dehumidifying equipment
Room RH control: maintenance and air circulation
Packaged air-conditioning units
Central air conditioning
RH control in a closed case
buffers
RH control in a closed case
use of salts
Mechanical RH stabilisation in cases
Future development of exhibition case stabilisation
RH is often a matter of compromise
Buildings which cannot be humidified
Improvisation and RH control
Humidity control in archaeology
Air pollution part I: The problem
Particulates
Particulate concentrations today
New concrete buildings
Removal of particulates
Electrostatic precipitators (electro-filters)
Gaseous pollution
Sulphur dioxide (SO32)
Damage caused by sulphur dioxide
Glass and sulphur dioxide
Effects of sulphur dioxide on lichens and mosses
Ozone
Effects of ozone
Nitrogen oxides
Effects of nitrogene dioxide
Levels of ozone and nitrogen dioxide likely to be encountered
Chlorides
Pollution through storage conditions
Removal of gaseous pollutants
Fire extinguishers
Vibration
Light part II: Spectral curves
Sun and sky
Lamps and control equipment
Measuring UV
Luminous efficiency and the light meter
Some basic light units
Visual performance
Luminance and subjective brightness
The Blue Wool standards
Damage versus wavelength
Heat radiated from light sources
Activation energy
The primary photochemical reaction
Placing a colour on the CIE chrometicity chart
The colour rendering calculation
Colour rendering the black body convention
Humidity part II: The standard hugrometric (psychometric) chart
A simple air-conditioning operation
The lithium chloride hygrometer
Dimensional changes caused by RH variation
Outdoor climate and response of objects indoors
Does constant RH keep dimensions unchanged at all temperatures?
Effect of people on RH and temperature
Moisture content of absorbent materials useful as buffers
Exchange of air between case and room
Hygrometric half-time
Penetration of oxygen and water vapour through plastic films
Air pollution part II: Plotting the size distribution of particulates
Choice of particulate filter
Efficiency of activated carbon filters
The fate of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere
The formation of ozone
Public Note: Includes indexLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsColour illustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherButterworthsPlace of publicationLondon
England
Format
FormatPublication - Book
Numbering & Quantity
Number of pages270
Characteristics
Dimensions (free text)26 cm
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Identification
Dewey decimal numberSRC ARCH 069.53 THOMISBN/ISSN0408707925
0408709499Source system IDR0000267919Alternative ID30002036501476
0408709499Source system IDR0000267919Alternative ID30002036501476
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CollectionBooks and Journals
The museum environment/ Garry Thomson (01/01/1978), [LIB-00014991]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 19 May 2024, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1752095