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Maker:
Ross, W. W.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 cm x 18.4 cm x 10 cm; 13/32 in x 7 1/4 in x 3 15/16 in
Object Name:
geometric model
geometric model
Place made:
United States: Ohio, Fremont
Date made:
ca 1895
Description:
This is apparently is one in a series of models of plane figures (surface forms) designed by William Wallace Ross, a school superintendent and mathematics teacher in Fremont, Ohio. The three doweled pieces of this unpainted wooden model can be arranged either as a rectangle or as an obtuse-angled triangle.
Compare models 1985.0112.190 through 1985.0112.202. For further information about Ross models, including references, see 1985.0112.190.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Wesleyan University
ID Number:
1985.0112.195
Accession number:
1985.0112
Catalog number:
1985.0112.195
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Arithmetic Teaching
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-181e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_694072