Object Details
maker
Berman, Martin
Description
The base of this model is a regular octagon, the top a square. Above the octagon is a round of sixteen equilateral triangles, alternating in orientation. Above the triangles is a round of four squares and four triangles. The model has a total of twenty equilateral triangles, four squares, and one regular octagon.
On Berman's models of regular-faced convex polyhedra, see 1978.1065.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Martin Berman
date made
1970
ID Number
1978.1065.043
accession number
1978.1065
catalog number
1978.1065.043
Object Name
geometric model
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8.4 cm x 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm; 3 5/16 in x 5 in x 5 in
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Regular-Faced Convex Polyhedra
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_690386