Object Details
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
The seven pieces of this plane dissection may be arranged as a regular hexagon or as two equal stars (or, as Wheeler puts it, two intersecting equilateral triangles). The central star is red. The six outer rhombuses are hinged in pairs, making this a partially hinged dissection. Everything fits in a transparent green plastic case.
A drawing of this model, dated April 5, 1932, is in 1979.3002.55 (folder 1).
This is model 7HE in Wheeler's list of dissections under "Regular Hexagons." See 1979.3002.43 (folder 2).
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
date made
ca 1932
c. 1932
ID Number
MA.304723.784
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.784
Object Name
geometric model
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
yellow (overall color)
green (overall color)
red (overall color)
brown (overall color)
cut, glued and hinged (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 1.6 cm x 17.6 cm x 16.8 cm; 5/8 in x 6 15/16 in x 6 5/8 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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1075123