Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Sphere with Small Circles in Parallel Planes

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Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Sphere with Small Circles in Parallel Planes
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Sphere with Small Circles in Parallel Planes

Object Details

maker

Wheeler, Albert Harry

Description

This tan paper cut and folded model is a collapsible representation of the sphere. It consists ot welve half-discs that pass through a central diameter, cut by as seven perpendicular rings similar to latitude circles. A tag on the model reads: 575.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Helen M. Wheeler

date made

1915 12 18

ID Number

MA.304723.620

accession number

304723

catalog number

304723.620

Object Name

Geometric Model

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

tan (overall color)

cut and folded (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

average spatial: 5.2 cm x 5.4 cm x 5.4 cm; 2 1/16 in x 2 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Worcester

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-17cd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1072984