Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Irregular Octahedron (Portion of a Dissected Polyhedron)

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Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Irregular Octahedron
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Irregular Octahedron
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Irregular Octahedron
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Irregular Octahedron
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Irregular Octahedron

Object Details

maker

Wheeler, Albert Harry

Description

This yellow, red, white and blue plastic model is an irregular octahedron.

This is part of model 771, what Wheeler describes as a "rhombic dodecahedron transformed inoto a regular pentagonal dodecahedron and an eight-pointed star dodecahedron." Six models like this one may be arranged to form a regular pentagonal dodecahedron. Such pieces are 1979.0102.317, 1979.0102.318, 1979.0102.336, 1979.0102.337, 1979.0102.338, and 1979.0102.339. The eight-pointed dodecahedron is 1979.0102.340.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Louise D. Campbell

ID Number

1979.0102.318

accession number

1979.0102

catalog number

1979.0102.318

Object Name

Geometric Model

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5.5 cm x 6.2 cm x 6.2 cm; 2 5/32 in x 2 7/16 in x 2 7/16 in

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Worcester

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Dissected Polyhedra

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c411-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_905035