Object Details
- Wheeler, Albert Harry
- Description
- This paper model of a dissected polyhedron consists of twelve regular octahedra hinged together. Half of the faces are painted red, the others are tan. The pieces may be arranged to form a stellated rhombic dodecahedron in two ways (with all tan faces or all red faces). Wheeler calls this solid a rhombic dodecahedron of the second species..
- A drawing dated February 25, 1939 in 1972.3002.42 shows a "Rhombic Dodecahedra Dissected White into Blue: - model made February 28, 1939. It is not clear whether this is a drawing for this model.
- This is Wheeler's model 780.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
- 1930-1931
- ID Number
- MA.304723.105
- accession number
- 304723
- catalog number
- 304723.105
- Object Name
- Geometric Model
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- tan (overall color)
- cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 15.5 cm x 22 cm x 22 cm; 6 3/32 in x 8 21/32 in x 8 21/32 in
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Dissected Polyhedra
- Science & Mathematics
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Record ID
- nmah_1065610
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e959-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
