Klein bottle, 1995.

Made:
1995 in Greenfield
maker:
Alan Bennett
and
Alan Bennett
and
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Parallel sided coil with loops piercing the return tube which
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Parallel sided coil with loops piercing the return tube which
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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