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Model of an ovoid

Made:
1876 in Paris
maker:
Charles Delagrave, Charles
Plaster model of an ovoid with its two systems of meridians

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Plaster model of an ovoid with its two systems of meridians
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Plaster model of an ovoid with its two systems of meridians

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1876-397
Materials:
plaster-of-Paris
type:
surface models (plaster) and model - representation

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