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LicenseCommon groin
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Common groin
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Common groin, intersection of two cylinders having a pair of common tangents; the model may be set square or oblique
This model is directly applicable to architecture and allows the student to manipulate two intersecting cylinders to assist in the construction of vaulted roofs. The Science Museum is fortunate to have a set of 17 of these beautiful string models which were sent across the world.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1872-124
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), lead (metal), wood (unidentified) and string
- Measurements:
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overall: 120 mm x 250 mm x 130 mm,
- type:
- surface model
- credit:
- Fabre de Lagrange
