Klein bottle, 1995.

Klein bottle, 1995.

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Klein bottle cut to form one four- twist band.

A single surface model made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a Klein bottle cut to form one four-twist band. 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:
1996-558
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 80 mm x 70 mm, 0.05 kg
type:
single surface model
credit:
Bennett, Alan