Accession No
4566
Brief Description
five wooden geometrical models, first half of 19th Century
Origin
Maker
Class
mathematics; demonstration
Earliest Date
1800
Latest Date
1850
Inscription Date
Material
wood (2 types)
Dimensions
box length 296mm; breadth 235mm; height 158mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Rogers Turner Books on 04/09/1996.
Inscription
Description Notes
Five geometrical solids in 2 different woods. 2 in darker wood (octahedron and 12 sided shape made up of rhombuses). 3 solids in a lighter wood, all split and with woodworm holes (icosohedron, dodecohedron, and another 12 sided shape made up of rhombuses).
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Description
This geometrical model set is comprised of five examples of geometrical shapes: an octahedron, icosahedron, dodecahedron and two rhombic dodecahedrons. Geometrical 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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