Geometrical Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Tetrahedron in Icosahedron

Description:

The faces of this cut and folded tan paper regular icosahedron are numbered in ink, with a variety of pins and pinholes on different faces.

A mark in pencil on the model reads: Tetrahedron (/) in (/) Icosahedron. A pencil mark on another face readsL Jan 18, 1931. A mark on another face reads: Cube??

Date Made: 1931 01 18

Maker: Wheeler, Albert Harry

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester

Subject: Mathematics

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Mathematics, Science & Mathematics

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Credit Line: Gift of Helen M. Wheeler

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MA.304723.682Accession Number: 304723Catalog Number: 304723.682

Object Name: Geometric Model

Physical Description: paper (overall material)metal (overall material)tan (overall color)cut and folded (overall production method/technique)Measurements: average spatial: 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 7.5 cm; 2 9/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-fd98-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1073427

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