Accession No

2034.1

Brief Description

Mathematical model, 19th C

Origin

Maker

Class

mathematics; demonstration

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (iron)

Dimensions

length 190mm; breadth 110mm; height 90mm

Special Collection

Cavendish collection

Provenance

Transferred from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1974.

Inscription

Description Notes

Rhomboidal solid in wood, intersected by cut through planes.

Condition fair; 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

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