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Catalog Data

Patentee:
Wheeler, Albert Harry  Search this
Maker:
Wheeler, Albert Harry  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
green (overall color)
cut and fit (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
average spatial: 8 cm x 8 cm x 10 cm; 3 5/32 in x 3 5/32 in x 3 15/16 in
Object Name:
Geometric Model
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
Associated place:
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
Description:
This cut and fit model, made from clear plastic, shows three perpendicular rings representing great circles on a sphere. Collapsible. A paper tag on the model reads: 3GC.
Compare MA.304723.178, MA.304723.598, MA.304723.672, MA.304723.721, MA.304723.722, and MA.304723.724.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
ID Number:
MA.304723.722
Accession number:
304723
Catalog number:
304723.722
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Trigonometry
Science & Mathematics
Spherical Trigonometry
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-3e79-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1073559