Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Information sign
Date Made
1960-1961
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond
Object ID
2015.16.1.39
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron alloy
Paint (Coating)
Polyvinyl chloride
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 16 in
Width: 1 in
Length: 72 in
Inscriptions
side 1:
MATHEMATICAL OBJECTS ARE SOMETIMES AS PECULIAR AS THE MOST EXOTIC BEAST OR BIRD, AND THE TIME SPENT IN EXAMINING THEM MAY BE WELL EMPLOYED. H. STEINHAUS
side 2:
I never come across one of Laplace's 'Thus it plainly appears' without feeling sure that I have hours of hard work before me... N. BOWDITCH
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