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DARK CHAMBER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- camera obscura
1, record 1, English, camera%20obscura
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dark chamber 2, record 1, English, dark%20chamber
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any optical device which forms a visible image of a scene on a screen set up in a darkened tent, room, or even a large box. 3, record 1, English, - camera%20obscura
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to darkroom. 4, record 1, English, - camera%20obscura
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chambre noire
1, record 1, French, chambre%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
l'appareil de prise de vue est essentiellement constitué par une chambre noire 2, record 1, French, - chambre%20noire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-08-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dark chamber 1, record 2, English, dark%20chamber
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cultures grown in a daily cycle of day and night display rhythmically a greater luminescence upon agitation during the dark period than during the day ... When such cultures are transferred to a dark chamber, the rhythm continues, but its amplitude decreases progressively because of lack of nutrients, since photosynthesis ceases in the dark. 1, record 2, English, - dark%20chamber
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(Cell Physiology, 3rd, edition, 1968, p. 211). 1, record 2, English, - dark%20chamber
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chambre noire 1, record 2, French, chambre%20noire
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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