Model of curved surface and formula described by Julius Plucker (1801-1868) at the British Association in 1866. The shape of a surface may be expressed as an algebraic relationship. This gives an equation which defines the surface. An equation is a quartic when it contains no power of the co-ordinates higher than the fourth.

Picture Reference: 10302764
Subject: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY > Mathematics > Mathematical Models, 19Th Century
Inventory No.: 1876-0508
Credit: Science Museum

Keywords: 1800s, 19th Century, Curved, Curve, Europe, Formula, Germany, Industrial Revolution (1780-1869, Julius, Julius Plucker, Mathematical Models, 19th Century, Plucker, Quartic Surfaces, Quartic, Science, Surface, Surfaces, Technology, Victorian

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