Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Spherical Triangles

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
This cut and taped tan paper model shows two trihedral angles with the same center and radius but differeng angles facing opposite directions. The radii defining the upper triangle appear to be perpendicular to the lower triangle. The vertices of the upper triangle are labeled A, B, and C and those of the lower triangle are labled A", B", and C".
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
ca 1945
ID Number
MA.304723.688
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.688
Object Name
Geometric Model
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and taped (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 7.5 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm; 2 15/16 in x 3 17/32 in x 3 17/32 in
place made
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_1073469
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-66fa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Spherical Triangles
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