Model for Descriptive Geometry by A. Jullien - Distance from a Point to a Plane
date: label: date made
content: ca 1880
name: label: maker
content: Jullien, A.
notes: label: Description
content: Suppose one is given plane APA’ and point (m, m’) not on the plane. To find the distance, one must find the perpendicular from the point to the plane. This is done by finding the shortest vertical and horizontal distances from the point to the plane. Segment mn on the horizontal plane is the projection of the shortest distance of point (m, m’) to the plane horizontally, often referred to as the perpendicular foot. Line de’ (red string) is the image of this foot up onto the plane. Likewise, segment m’n’ is the vertical perpendicular foot and its image on the plane is the wire coming out of the horizontal plane. Point (n, n’) where these two lines meet is the perpendicular from (m,m’) to the plane, and thus the shortest distance.
label: Description
content: For more details, see COLL.1986.0885 and 1986.0885.01.01.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
topic: label: Subject
content: descriptive geometry
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
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content: Jullien Geometric Models
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0885.01.22
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0885.01.22
label: accession number
content: 1986.0885
objectType: label: Object Name
content: geometric model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 6.5 cm; 2 9/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 9/16 in