Object Details
- Wheeler, Albert Harry
- Description
- This model has three triangular pieces, with black plastic on top and wood on the bottom. They can be arranged to form an equilateral triangle or hexagon with a hole in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
- The object is shown (with hole) as model 4HI in the list of "regular hexagons" in 1979.3002.43, folder 2. A drawing in 1979.3002.55 (folder 1) shows the model but does not give its name. A second drawing, dated April 21, 1931, is in the same folder and has the name designated.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
- ca 1931-1933
- ID Number
- MA.304723.806
- accession number
- 304723
- catalog number
- 304723.806
- Object Name
- geometric model
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- hinged (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 1.5 cm x 15.2 cm x 13.5 cm; 19/32 in x 5 31/32 in x 5 5/16 in
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Plane Dissections
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Record ID
- nmah_1075419
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0fdd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
