Balls packed to form an icosahedron to represent chrystal structure

Made:
circa 1900 in Edinburgh
maker:
Alexander Crum Brown
Balls packed to form an icosahedron to represent chrystal

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Balls packed to form an icosahedron to represent chrystal
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Balls packed to form an icosahedron to represent chrystal structure, by Alexander Crum Brown, c.1900.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
2006-70
Materials:
plaster and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: 70 x 70 x 70 mm
type:
crystal packing model
credit:
School of Mathematics, The University of Edinburgh