The specimen was placed on top of a rotating desk, on which a total of 180 projections in 180 angular degrees were made (Video S1).
(Today, it occupies a narrow shelf to one side of my desk on which I keep the twenty or so volumes nearest my heart).
Timbers from the ship were later used to manufacture three desks, one of which, the Resolute desk, was presented by Queen Victoria to the President of the United States, and which has often been chosen by presidents of the United States for use in the White House Oval Office.
Ditto solar.The last thing the planet needs is millions of well-intentioned greenies wasting money on windmills the size of desk fans many of which will doubtless remain in their boxes.
The most typical pieces are the sideboard (a piece of dining room furniture with compartments and shelves for dishes) and the small secretary desk, both of which developed a peculiarly American form.
There are several Bauhaus telephones on the desk, all of which work, although in a concession to the requirements of his international business interests Lauder has a conventional phone as well.
"The industry likes to say that you can make a perfect reproduction now using these techniques," said Mr. Street, surveying the replicas in progress on his desk, many of which still looked more like toys than art.
Children in the 'Child to Child' programme learn basics such as how to hold a pencil and how to sit at a desk, all of which shows them what to expect when they go to school.
Its collection, with more than three million objects, ranges most famously from Jefferson's writing desk, on which the Declaration of Independence was drafted, to Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz".
In an unusual design choice, there are tall ergonomic director's chairs at guest room desks, most of which have bar-height working surfaces.
