Boards for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Made:
1762 in Fleet Street
maker:
George Adams

Boards for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1927-1793
Materials:
whole, boxwood
Measurements:
prop 8 and 9: length 333 mm
height 333 mm
width 5 mm
prop 10 & 11: length 338 mm
height 295 mm
width 5 mm
prop 12 & 13: length 333 mm
height 333 mm
width 5 mm
prop 14 & 16: length 445 mm
height 668 mm
width 5 mm
prop 17: length 445 mm
height 668 mm
width 5 mm
type:
board
credit:
King’s College London

Parts

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
1927-1793/1
type:
board
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
1927-1793/2
type:
board
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
1927-1793/3
type:
board
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
1927-1793/4
type:
board
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
1927-1793/5
type:
board
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
1927-1793/6
type:
board
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for Centre of Gravity and Archimedes' Quadrature of the Parabola Demonstrations

Board for centre of gravity and Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola demonstrations

Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
1927-1793/7
type:
board
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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