Object Details
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
This collapsible paper geometric model has a ring at the center that hold six folded ellipses to form an ellipsoid. It is marked in Wheeler's hand: Dec-19-1915. It also has his number 580. Wheeler would go on to take out a patent for models of this type.
December of 1915 was the month of the founding of the Mathematical Association of America at a meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Wheeler did not attend the meeting, but did become a charter member of the MAA.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
date made
1915 12 19
ID Number
MA.304723.343
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.343
Object Name
Geometric Model
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 4.5 cm x 7 cm x 4.5 cm; 1 25/32 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 25/32 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1068981