Klein bottle, 1995.
- Made:
- 1995 in Greenfield
- maker:
- Alan Bennett Alan Bennett
Parallel sided coil with loops piercing the return tube which when theoretically cut gives a pair of 13- twist Mobius strips.
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 inside and cannot be properly constructed in three dimensions.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1996-551
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 50 mm x 165 mm x 55 mm, 0.07 kg
- type:
- single surface model
- credit:
- Bennett, Alan