Object Details
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
In this white paper model, three circular rings fit into two intersecting circles, creating a variety of arcs on a sphere. A mark on the model reads: Mathematical Model (/) or the Like (/) Filed Sept. 3, 1914 Serial No. 860,041. Another mark reads: Model for Fig. 8. A third mark reads: Albert Harry Wheeler (/) 8 Shawmut St. (/) Worcester, Mass.
The model was the basis for Figure 8 of a patent Wheeler applied for in 1914 and received in 1916.
For another model that served as the basis for a figure in that patent, see MA.304723.200.
Reference:
Albert Harry Wheeler, "Mathematical Model," U.S. Patent 1,192,483, July 25, 1916.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
date made
1914
ID Number
MA.304723.551
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.551
Object Name
Geometric Model
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
white (overall color)
cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 6.3 cm x 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm; 2 15/32 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 9/16 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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Science & Mathematics
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1072254