Set of plastic demonstrative Napier's Bones on mahogany base

Made:: 1920-1930 in London

maker:: Science Museum

Set of plastic demonstrative Napier's Bones on mahogany base

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Set of plastic demonstrative Napier's Bones on mahogany base
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Set of plastic demonstrative Napier's Bones on mahogany base, thought to have been made in the Science Museum's workshops during the 1920s.

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Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 2001-71

Materials:: plastic, mahogany and complete

Measurements:: overall: 28 x 230 x 190 mm

type:: napier's rods

credit:: Science Museum (Great Britain)

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Set of plastic demonstrative Napier's Bones on mahogany base

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