Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Parallelogram Transformable into Parallelogram, Plane Dissection

Hinged Plane Dissection, Appears to be eight triangles, physically four quadrilaterals, which can be arranged as two different parallelograms.

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Hinged Plane Dissection, Appears to be eight triangles, physically four quadrilaterals, which can be arranged as two different parallelograms.
Hinged Plane Dissection, Appears to be eight triangles, physically four quadrilaterals, which can be arranged as two different parallelograms.

Object Details

maker

Wheeler, Albert Harry

Description

The four pieces of this hinged dissection are all in the shape of parallelograms. They may be arranged as a parallelogram in two ways.

This is Wheeler's model 5N.

See 1979.2002.43 (folder 2).

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Helen M. Wheeler

ID Number

MA.304723.779

accession number

304723

catalog number

304723.779

Object Name

geometric model

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

brown (overall color)

white (overall color)

cut, glued and hinged (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

average spatial: 1 cm x 20 cm x 10.3 cm; 13/32 in x 7 7/8 in x 4 1/16 in

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Worcester

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Plane Dissections

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-3126-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1075121