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A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a parallel sided coil with one piercing of the return tube which when theoretically cut gives a pair of 15-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle has no edges, no outside or in
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.
A single surface glass vessel made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of three columns of three Klein bottles interconnected, which when cut form three pairs of single-twist Mobuis strips, one of each pair being seperate, the other of each
A single surface glass vessel made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a five-layered sphere with added access routes which when cut produces a pair of single-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outsid
A single surface glass vessel made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of three Klein bottles arranged in a column which when cut form a pair of five-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside
A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a parallel sided coil with loops piercing the return tube which when theoretically cut gives a pair of 13-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle has no edges, no outside or ins
Hyperboloid of one sheet with its asymptotic cone; the tangent plane to the cone is also drawn.This is one of a large set of ruled surface models made by Fabre de Lagrange of Paris in 1872, following designs introduced in the early 19th century. They
Ready reckoner giving the value of discounts of 10%, 15% and 20% on quantities between 15 and 36. This was probably a one-off instrument for use in a particular shop or workshop.
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
Twist & Shout Multiplication' a digital and audio mathematical toy by Leap Frog, a division of Knowledge Kids Enterprises. Complete with packaging, instructions and marked as manufactured in China, c.2000. This toy employs all the latest technology