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Edited Book

Author
Gold, Ergad; Greener, Rosalie (Ed)
Title
Inventive Vics Exhibition
In
Catalogue of the Exhibition
Description of Work
Museum of Victoria, 1st May - 14th June 1985. Celebrating the Sesquicentenary of Victoria
Imprint
Australian Scientific Industry Association, Melbourne, Victoria, 1985, 58 pp
ISBN/ISSN
0949761079
Abstract

Major inventions exhibited included:

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS:
- The Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer;
- The Flame Ionization Detector;
- Optical Ruling Engines;
- The Nephelometer;
- The Surface Tension Meter.

DEFENCE:
- Optical Munitions;
- Mirage Crack Patching;
- Jindivik;
- Malkara.

TRANSPORTATION:
- The Black Box Flight Crash Recorder;
- The Michell Thrust Bearing;
- The T-VASIS Visual Landing System.

MINING AND RURAL INVENTIONS:
- Mineral Flotation;
- Wool Inventions;
- The Dethridge Wheel.

DOMESTIC INVENTIONS:
- The Shepherd Castor;
- Refrigeration.

BIOMEDICAL INVENTIONS:
- Relaxin;
- The Bionic Ear.

Corporate Bodies

People

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This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
Reference: https://www.bom.gov.au/resources/indigenous-weather-knowledge/indigenous-seasonal-calendars/gariwerd-calendar#bom-anchor-list__item-kooyang-season-of-eels

Publisher: Swinburne University of Technology.

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