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A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a Klein bottle cut to form two interlinked three-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed
A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a Klein bottle cut to form one four-twist band. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed in three dimensions.
A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a Klein bottle cut to form one single-twist Mobius strip. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed in three di
A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a Klein bottle cut to form one single-twist Mobius strip. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed in three d
A single surface model made in glass by Alan Bennett in Bedford, United Kingdom. It consists of a Klein bottle with three inlet tubes, one of which has been cut out and sectioned to produce a pair of single twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle is a su
A single surface model made in glass by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a Klein bottle with three loops, one of which has been cut away and sectioned to form a pair of single twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle is a surface which has n
Wire model of a 'cylindroid' by Howard Grubb, Dublin in brass glazed cylindrical case on a wooden base. The model was made on the instructions of Robert Stawell Ball who wrote the definitive work 'A treatise on the Theory of Screws' in 1900. Thomas G
The 'Tell Bell' educational game, made by Knapp Electrical Inc, a division of P. R. Mallory & Co. Inc.. An educational toy requiring the player to answer multiply choice questions involving mathematics. Answers are selected with template cards and
Playskool wooden toy, a wooden framework with rotating blocks bearing numbers and symbols to do arithmetic. 1960-1980. Toys to help with arithmetic were introduced from the start of the 20th century.
Calculating Rule 'Parker's Prestometer Tablet', c.1860 by Isaac Aston, London. One side of the rule is inscribed with multiplication tables involving halves.the other side has more complicated scales involving areas and volumes.