Object Details
Description
This is the printed PhD. dissertation of Richard P. Baker, a student in mathematics at the University of Chicago. Baker (1866-1937), of English birth, was a notable maker of mathematical models as well as a faculty member at the University of Iowa. Several of his models survive in Smithsonian collections.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Gladys E. Baker and Dr. Frances E. Baker
date made
1911
ID Number
1985.3145.01
nonaccession number
1985.3145
catalog number
1985.3145.01
Object Name
Book
Physical Description
cloth (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .8 cm x 22.4 cm x 28 cm; 5/16 in x 8 13/16 in x 11 1/32 in
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Education
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_905205