Object Details
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
Description
This hinged dissected polyhedron is a tan paper model of a rhombic dodecahedron that transforms into itself. It is made up of six octahedra.
This is one of Wheeler's early models of a dissected polyhedron. It is number 768 on his list of polyhedra.
Compare MA.304723.290 and MA.304723.303.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
date made
1930 02 05
ID Number
MA.304723.303
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.303
Object Name
Geometric Model
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 13.8 cm x 11.2 cm x 15.5 cm; 5 7/16 in x 4 13/32 in x 6 3/32 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Dissected Polyhedra
Science & Mathematics
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1068553