Wooden Model of a Parallelepiped Transformable into a Square Prism, J. Schroeder 20
date: label: date made
content: ca 1889
notes: label: Description
content: This wooden model of a right square prism has square ends and rectangular sides. Two metal spikes protrude from one of the rectangular sides of the prism. The prism is bisected by a plane through the diagonals of the two squares, and can be rearranged to form a parallelepiped or separated into two triangular prisms. One side is stamped at the center: 20.
label: Description
content: For information about Schroeder's models, see 1982.0795.39.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Hesse, Darmstadt
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Department of Mathematics, The University of Michigan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0795.43
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0795.43
label: accession number
content: 1982.0795
objectType: label: Object Name
content: geometric model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5.6 cm x 10 cm x 5 cm; 2 7/32 in x 3 15/16 in x 1 31/32 in