Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Hyperbolic Parabaloid
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Hyperbolic Parabaloid
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- Description
- In this collapsible paper models, seven quadrilaterals fit into slots in seven others to form a saddle-shaped surface or hyperbolic paraboloid. A mark on the model reads; Jan-8-1916. This model is quite similar to one in the Carton Series published by L. Brill and M. Schilling. Compare 1985.0112.021.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Geometric Model
- Other Terms
- Geometric Model; Hyperbolic Paraboloid
- date made
- 1916 01 08
- associated dates
- 1916 01 08 / 1916 01 08
- unspecified
- Wheeler, Albert Harry
- maker
- Wheeler, Albert Harry
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- associated place
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- tan (overall color)
- cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial:.5 cm x 10 cm x 5.5 cm; 3/16 in x 3 15/16 in x 2 5/32 in
- ID Number
- MA.304723.669
- accession number
- 304723
- catalog number
- 304723.669
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
- subject
- Mathematics
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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