Mathematical model

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1872
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0267.001

MANUFACTURER: De Lagrange
MODEL: Hyperbolic paraboloid
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: 1872-98 (Inv.)
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 21.6 cm
Width: 21.6 cm
Height: 31.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Models
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DeLagrange
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: In 1872 the South Kensington Museum in London UK commissioned Fabre de Lagrange of Paris to make 45 mathematical models for their Education Collection. The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation obtaind 28 of them from the Science Museum in 1973 through a deaccession. They still have seventeen models from the original commission.
Function: USED AS VISUAL AID FOR TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY OF ENGINEERING.
Technical: In this model a skew quadrilateral has all its sides equal, and is pierced with holes at equal distances. It shows the plans and elevations of the right line generators. The rings show the parabolas of the principle sections. A brass stand made of 1/2" X 1/8" brass straps with cylinderical brass legs. The legs swivel at each corner. All brass frames have drilled holes. The flat square area is woven with green light green and light thread. This model will fold flat.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: S/N '1872-98'
Missing: strings
Finish: AN ALL BRASS STAND MADE OF 1/2" X 1/8" BRASS STRAPS WITH CYLINDRICAL BRASS LEGS/ THE LEGS SWIVEL AT EACH CORNER/ BRASS STRAP FRAMES HAVE DRILLED HOLES/ THE FLAT SQUARE AREA IS WOVEN WITH GREEN AND LIGHT BROWN THREAD/ THE WHOLE MODEL WILL FOLD FLAT/ GOOD, THREAD TANGLED
Decoration: N/A

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