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Patterns and Drawings Relating to Models for Spherical Trigonometry

American History Museum

Object Details

maker

Wheeler, Albert Harry

Description

The sheets in this folder hold patterns for the following models for spherical trigonometry:
Bi-Rectangular Spherical Triangle -- (B R)ST dated Jan 25-1945
Quadrantal Spherical Triangle - QST - dated Jan 25-1945
Obtuse Spherical Triangle San Francisco Honolulu Tokio - SF,H,T - dated Jan 26-1945
Congruent and Symmetric Spherical Triangles - C, S, SA - dated February 8-1943

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Louise D. Campbell

date made

1943-1945

ID Number

1979.3002.084

catalog number

1979.3002.084

nonaccession number

1979.3002

Object Name

Sheets and Patterns

Physical Description

paper (overall material)
metal (overall material)
tan (overall color)
gold (overall color)
silver (overall color)

Measurements

average spatial: 24 cm x 31.5 cm x .5 cm; 9 7/16 in x 12 13/32 in x 3/16 in

associated place

United States: Massachusetts, Worcester

See more items in

Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Trigonometry
Science & Mathematics
Spherical Trigonometry

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f648-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1154472

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Models for Spherical Trigonometry

Trigonometry on the Sphere

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