Ruled Surface by Richard P. Baker, Surface with Two Tangent Lines

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Ruled Surface by Richard P. Baker, Surface with Two Tangent Lines
Ruled Surface by Richard P. Baker, Surface with Two Tangent Lines
Ruled Surface by Richard P. Baker, Surface with Two Tangent Lines
Ruled Surface by Richard P. Baker, Surface with Two Tangent Lines
Ruled Surface by Richard P. Baker, Surface with Two Tangent Lines

Object Details

maker

Richard P. Baker

Description

This ruled surface has a wooden frame painted black. It has a curved top and bottom and three shaped sides (only one of these is strictly vertical). The surface is ruled in yellow threads. Two tangent lines, one in pink and one in blue, stretch from top to bottom, both lying entirely on the surface.

The model has no maker's marks, but the style is that of Richard P. Baker of the University of Iowa.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Brown University Department of Mathematics

date made

ca 1906-1935

ID Number

MA.304722.31

catalog number

304722.31

accession number

304722

Object Name

geometric model

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

thread (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 42.5 cm x 43 cm x 41.5 cm; 16 23/32 in x 16 15/16 in x 16 11/32 in

place made

United States: Iowa

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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/ng49ca746b3-103c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1213866