Object Details
maker
Ross, W. W.
Description
This is the sixth in a series of models of plane figures (surface forms) designed by William Wallace Ross, a school superintendent and mathematics teacher in Fremont, Ohio. The unpainted rectangular wooden model is cut into two pieces at one corner. It may be arranged so that the pieces form either a rectangle or a trapezoid. A paper label attached to the model reads: Dissected Trapezoid 5x7.
Ross argued that the area of the trapezoid equaled half the sum of its parallel sides, multiplied by its breadth.
Compare models 1985.0112.190 through 1985.0112.202. For further information about Ross models, including references, see 1985.0112.190.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Wesleyan University
date made
ca 1895
ID Number
1985.0112.193
accession number
1985.0112
catalog number
1985.0112.193
Object Name
geometric model
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1 cm x 15 cm x 7.7 cm; 13/32 in x 5 29/32 in x 3 1/32 in
place made
United States: Ohio, Fremont
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Arithmetic Teaching
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_694070