Draft documentation
The Cosmic Collections Object API itself is available at http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectapi/cosmosculturepublic.svc/MuseumObjects
PublicCosmosCultureService: GetMuseumObject
| UriTemplate |
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectapi/cosmosculturepublic.svc/MuseumObjects/AccessionNumber/{accessionNumber} |
| Method |
GET |
| Response Format |
XML |
| Description |
Returns information for a particular museum object |
PublicCosmosCultureService: MuseumObjects
Further documentation is linked from mashup resources.
Fields
Examples from http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectapi/cosmosculturepublic.svc/MuseumObjects/AccessionNumber/1923-668
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What is it? |
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| AccessionNumber |
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The unique identifier for a record, based on the museum's own accession number |
1923-668 |
| Name |
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Object name |
Telescope by Galileo (replica) |
| PermanentURI |
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www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectapi/cosmosculturepublic.svc/MuseumObjects/AccessionNumber/1923-668 |
| Text |
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This is a replica of one of only two surviving telescopes made by Galileo. He made his first telescope after hearing descriptions of a new device that had begun circulating around Europe in late 1608. He refined the design into a powerful tool for astronomy.
The ornate decoration on the wood and leather tube suggests that Galileo made this telescope for demonstration to his patron Cosimo de Medici, rather than for regular use. |
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| Headline |
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Interpretative text written for the exhibition |
Galileo's spyglass |
| Image |
Id |
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11722 |
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Credit |
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Science Museum London |
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Source |
Path to image (http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk//hommedia.ashx), Id, Size |
/hommedia.ashx?id=11722&size=Medium
(combine with domain for http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk//hommedia.ashx?id=11722&size=Medium)
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| InterpretativeDate |
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Date summarised for the exhibition |
Original c. 1610 |
| InterpretativePlace |
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Place summarised for the exhibition |
Florence |
| LinkedCelestialBodies: CelestialBody |
AlternativeName |
Other names or identifiers |
Luna |
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AstronomicalName |
Official catalogue names or identifiers (this definition needs clarification but I don't have the documentation to hand) |
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CommonName |
The name most people would know a galaxy, planet, star, etc, by |
Moon |
| LinkedPeople: Person |
Id |
Unique identifiers from our catalogue's Person Authority records. 'Person' authority records may also be about organisations. |
98213 |
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Name |
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Galilei, Galileo |
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Relationship |
How is this person (or organisation) related to this object? |
user |
| LinkedPlaces: Place |
Id |
Unique identifiers from our catalogue's Place Authority records |
2455 |
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PlaceName |
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Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, Europe, World |
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Relationship |
How is this place related to this object? |
made (original & replica) |
| MadeDateEnd |
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Date of earliest manufacture |
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| MadeDateStart |
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Date of latest manufacture |
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| Materials: Material |
Component |
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lens |
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Description |
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glass |
| Measurements: Measurement |
Description |
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overall: 970 mm 60 mm, 0.345kg |
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PartMeasured |
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overall |
| MultiMediaItems |
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Related multimedia content available for public use |
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NB: in the process of developing the technical infrastructure and data structures to support this exhibition, we developed a model of 'interpretative data' - summarised date and place fields that allowed us to present a single item of visitor-friendly text for each. This information is stored in our content management system, allowing us to record definitively accurate, nicely qualified dates and places in our collections management system.
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