Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Great Circles on a Sphere

National Museum of American History

Object Details

patentee
Wheeler, Albert Harry
Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
This cut and fit model, made from clear plastic, shows three perpendicular rings representing great circles on a sphere. Collapsible. A paper tag on the model reads: 3GC.
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Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
ID Number
MA.304723.722
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.722
Object Name
Geometric Model
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
green (overall color)
cut and fit (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 8 cm x 8 cm x 10 cm; 3 5/32 in x 3 5/32 in x 3 15/16 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
associated place
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Trigonometry
Science & Mathematics
Spherical Trigonometry
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Record ID
nmah_1073559
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-3e79-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Collapsible, Three Great Circles of a Sphere
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