Object Details
maker
Federal Highway Administration
Description
When folded, this flat paper object becomes a cube 10 centimeters on a side, and hence has a volume of 1000 cubic centimeters or one liter. The sides discuss units of volume, length, mass and temperature in the metric system in the context of driving on a highway. Text on the object reads: Moving With Metric. Additional text reads: U.S. Department of Transportation (/) Federal Highway Administration.
This is Federal Highway Administration publication FHWA-SA-94-018, reportedly published in 1997.
Reference:
This publication is listed in the Open Library at https://openlibrary.org/books/OL17572757M/Moving_with_metric.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Tinsley
date made
ca 1997
ID Number
2001.3009.04
catalog number
2001.3009.04
nonaccession number
2001.3009
Object Name
geometric model
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .1 cm x 20 cm x 35 cm; 1/32 in x 7 7/8 in x 13 25/32 in
folded: 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm; 3 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in
place made
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Metric System
Science & Mathematics
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_905341