Model made by Olaus Henrici. Henrici taught mechanical engineering at the City and Guilds College, South Kensington, London, in the late 19th Century. This model follows the formula: xyz=k cubed, (x+y+z-1) cubed. On it are drawn the 27 straight lines that can be found on a cubic surface, but in this case the lines form three groups of nine so appear as three.

Picture Reference: 10314742
Subject: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY > Mathematics > Mathematical Models, 19Th Century
Inventory No.: 1876-0506
Credit: Science Museum

Keywords: 1800s, 1870-1913, 19th Century, Age Of Electricity, Century, Cubic, Cubic Surfaces, Europe, Geometry, Henrici, Olaus, Man-made, Man Made, Mathematical, Mathematical Models, 19th Cent, Model, Shape, Shapes, Surface, Uk, United Kingdom

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