Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips

Made:
1995-1996 in Greenfield
maker:
Alan Bennett
Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips
Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips

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Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips.

A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It is a Klein bottle which has been cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed in three dimensions.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1996-556
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
Part 1: 90 x 105 x 23 mm
Part 2: 90 x 105 x 25 mm
type:
single surface model
credit:
Bennett, Alan

Parts

Part of Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips Part of Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips Part of Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips Part of Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips

Part of Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips

Part of Klein bottle, cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips, by Alan Bennett, Greenfield, Bedfordshire, England, 1995-1996

Measurements:
overall: 25 mm x 100 mm x 80 mm, 0.018 kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1996-556/1
type:
model - representation and bottle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips

Part of Klein bottle cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips

Part of Klein bottle, cut to form two single-twist Mobius strips, by Alan Bennett, Greenfield, Bedfordshire, England, 1995-1996

Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 105 mm x 25 mm, 0.03 kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1996-556/2
type:
model - representation and bottle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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