Three interlacing sheets of red, blue and yellow wool, in a cylinder shape

Three interlacing sheets of red, blue and yellow wool, in a cylinder shape Three interlacing sheets of red, blue and yellow wool, in a cylinder shape Three interlacing sheets of red, blue and yellow wool

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Three interlacing sheets of red, blue and yellow wool
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Three interlacing sheets of red, blue and yellow wool, in the shape of a locked cylinder, by Alexander Crum Brown, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1912-1914. Described in the Napier Tercentenary catalogue, as the smallest possible locked cylinder.

This model has the minimum number of perforations required to meet itself matched with the same colour when wrapped into a cylinder.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
2006-59
Materials:
wool and complete
Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 125 mm x 80 mm, .029kg
type:
model - representation
credit:
School of Mathematics, The University of Edinburgh