Klein bottle, 1995
- Made:
- 1995 in Greenfield
- maker:
- Alan Bennett Alan Bennett
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Three Klein bottles set inside each other sharing a common loop, when cut this gives a pair of single -twist Mobius strips and is related to the five-layered spheres.
A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of three Klein bottles set inside each other sharing a common loop. When cut this gives a pair of single-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed in three dimensions.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1996-546
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 125 mm x 110 mm x 65 mm, 65 mm, 0.266 kg
- type:
- single surface model
- credit:
- Bennett, Alan
