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Catalog Number |
58.49 |
Object Name |
Cube |
Title |
Geometrically Divided Wooden Cube |
Artist |
Unknown |
Date |
19th c. |
Description |
1 1/2" cube, inscribed with the letters a and b in various powers. |
Label |
This cube was used to illustrate the application of geometry to algebra. Rectangles and cubes showing the derivation of algebraic equations from geometric construction were common in the 19th century. |
Dimensions |
W-1.563 L-1.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
Dimensions show that object is not exact cube. |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society |
Search Terms |
19th century nineteenth century mathematics |