Francis C. Moon Reuleaux reference collection

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Papers regarding German engineer Franz Reuleaux and the collection of his kinematic models housed at Cornell University. Papers were assembled by Cornell Professor of Engineering Frank Moon during the late 1990's and early 2000's, particularly during research trips to Germany. They include Moon's research notes on Reuleaux and Reuleaux's influence, biography and genealogy; photocopies and transcriptions of letters, essays and drawings created by Reuleaux; Moon's academic papers and professional work on Reuleaux; and research on Cornell's kinematic model collection and other kinematic models. Papers also include material on specific projects, such as the permanent exhibit of Reuleaux's kinematic models at Cornell, and the Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library (KMODDL), an online collection of digitized images and information on kinematics.

Dates

1841-2010

Creator

Moon, F. C., 1939- (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Francis Charles Moon is the Joseph C. Ford Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University.

Franz Reuleaux (1829-1905), a German engineer of Belgian heritage, was an influential figure in machine design and kinematics, or the science of movement. He was known for designing more than 800 teaching models to demonstrate kinematic principles. He contributed to the development of engineering as a professional science, integrating mathematical and scientific principles into engineering design. Born in Eschweiler in Prussia, he studied under Ferdinand Redtenbacher at Karlsruhe, and also studied in Berlin and Bonn. After teaching in Zurich at the Polytechnic School, he taught at what became the Koenigs Technischen Hochschule in Berlin-Charlottenburg Berlin for many years, becoming its rector in 1890. As a prominent engineer, he was a German ambassador at international exhibitions and expositions, including the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876 and the Vienna Exhibition in 1873.

Extent

6.2 cubic feet. (6.2 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

SERIES LIST

Series I. Research

By Reuleaux Reuleaux biography and genealogy

Series II. Models

Non-Cornell Reuleaux Models Reuleaux Models at Cornell KMODDL Other Models

Series III. Moon’s papers and professional work

Series IV. Multimedia and Photographs

RELATED MATERIALS

Moon, F.C. The Machines of Leonardo da Vinci and Franz Reuleaux : Kinematics of Machines from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, 2007.

"The Reuleaux Collection of Kinematic Mechanisms at Cornell University”: http://sections.asme.org/southerntier/pdf/Reuleaux.pdf

KMODDL: http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/

Cornell Kinematic Mechanisms images have been digitized and are accessible through the RMC image portal..

Physical Description

Correspondence, photographs, publications

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Hilary Dorsch Wong
Date completed:: July 2011
EAD encoding:: Evan Earle, September 2011
Date modified:: Fredrika Loew, November 2018