Solids for centre of gravity experiments

maker:
George Adams

Five geometrical solids

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1927-1207
Measurements:
square prism: length 25 mm
square prism: width 25 mm
square prism: height 75 mm
cylinder 1: diameter 38 mm
cylinder 1: height 115 mm
cylinder 2: diameter 38 mm
cylinder 2: height 55 mm
octagonal prism: width 50 mm
octagonal prism: height 75 mm
oblique cylinder: length 202 mm
oblique cylinder: height 50 mm
type:
solids
credit:
King’s College London

Parts

Four solids for centre of gravity experiments

Four solids for centre of gravity experiments

Four solids for centre of gravity experiments

Measurements:
parallelopiped: length 75 mm
parallelopiped: width 25 mm
parallelopiped: height 25 mm
long cylinder: length 115 mm
long cylinder: diameter 38 mm
short cylinder: length 57 mm
short cylinder: diameter 38 mm
octagon: height 77 mm
side octagon: length 20 mm
Materials:
boxwood
Object Number:
1927-1207 Pt1
type:
solids
Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Object Number:
1927-1207 Pt1/1
type:
solid
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1927-1207 Pt1
Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Object Number:
1927-1207 Pt1/2
type:
solid
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1927-1207 Pt1
Solid cylinder for centre of gravity experiments

Solid cylinder for centre of gravity experiments

Solid cylinder for centre of gravity experiments

Object Number:
1927-1207 Pt1/3
type:
solid
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1927-1207 Pt1
Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Solid for centre of gravity experiments

Object Number:
1927-1207 Pt1/4
type:
solid
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1927-1207 Pt1

Oblique cylinder

Oblique cylinder

Measurements:
length 206 mm
diameter 57 mm
Materials:
beech
Object Number:
1927-1207 Pt2
type:
cylinder
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum