Ruled Surface, Tetrahedron Bisected by a Hyperbolic Paraboloid

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
This model has a cut and folded paper skeleton of an irregular tetrahedton as a framework. Two opposite sides are joined by red threads to form a hyperbolic paraboloid.
A mark on the model reads: 468. Another mark reads: Tetrahedron Bisected by a Hyperbolic paraboloid (/) Dr. Harry Wheeler 1926.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
1926
ID Number
MA.304723.251
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.251
Object Name
Geometric Model
Other Terms
Geometric Model; Tetrahedron, Bisected by a Hyperbolic Hyperboloid; Ruled Surface
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
thread (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut, folded & sewn (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 8.5 cm x 10.7 cm x 7 cm; 3 11/32 in x 4 7/32 in x 2 3/4 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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Subject
Mathematics
Record ID
nmah_1067002
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-2332-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Ruled Surface, Tetrahedron Bisected by a Hyperbolic Paraboloid
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