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Maker:
Ross, W. W.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 15 cm x 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm; 5 29/32 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 15/16 in
Object Name:
geometric model
Place made:
United States: Ohio, Fremont
Date made:
ca 1895
Description:
This is the twelfth in a series of models illustrating the volume of solids designed by William Wallace Ross, a school superintendent and mathematics teacher in Fremont, Ohio.
The unpainted wooden model of a cone is divided into two pieces by a plane parallel to the base. A label on the side of the frustum reads: CONE. Ross compared the volume of a cone to the volume of a pyramid with a regular polygon for its base.
For Ross solids, see 1985.0112.205 through 2012.0112.217. 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:
1985.0112.216
Catalog number:
1985.0112.216
Accession number:
1985.0112
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Arithmetic Teaching
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0db6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_694093