Klein bottle, 1995-1996.
- Made:
- 1995-1996 in Greenfield
- maker:
- Alan Bennett
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Triple Klein bottle, as item 4), two slices, each 1/6, cut away to form single-twist strips.
A single surface model made in glass by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of a Klein bottle with three loops, one of which has been cut away and sectioned to form a pair of 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:
- 1996-562
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
-
Main Part: 60 x 65 x 63 mm
Part 1: 35 x 60 x 15 mm
Part 2: 35 x 60 x 15 mm
- type:
- single surface model
- credit:
- Bennett, Alan