squares
notes: label: Description
content: The papers of the Hungarian-born physicist and physiologist Georg von Békésy (1899-1972) came to the Library of Congress along with a few objects. The objects were transferred to the National Museum of American history in about 1983, with diverse other materials from several collections. A few bank notes from Békésy were taken by the Numismatics collection. The remaining materials from him came to the mathematics collection and were assigned transaction number 1986.3180.
label: Description
content: This index number is used for two square plexiglass pieces, both of which have a hole in the middle.
label: Description
content: Reference:
label: Description
content: Acquisition file 1986.3180.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.3180.04
label: catalog number
content: 1986.3180.04
label: nonaccession number
content: 1986.3180
objectType: label: Object Name
content: squares
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .6 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm; 1/4 in x 1 31/32 in x 1 31/32 in