Accession No
2034.2
Brief Description
mathematical model used at the Cavendish Laboratory, 19th Century
Origin
Maker
Class
mathematics; demonstration
Earliest Date
1800
Latest Date
1900
Inscription Date
Material
wood; metal (iron)
Dimensions
length 185mm; breadth 120mm; height 90mm
Special Collection
Cavendish collection
Provenance
Transferred from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1974.
Inscription
Description Notes
Rhomboidal solid in wood, intersected by cutting planes. Held together by iron nails (very rusty).
Condition fair (nails are marking wood); complete.
References
Events
Description
This nineteenth-century teaching model was acquired from the Cavendish Laboratory at University of Cambridge. Models are useful tools for visualising the structures and shapes of real or imaging objects.
11/03/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 11/03/2014
FM:40185
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