Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Four Cubes
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Four Cubes
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- Description
- Massachusetts high school teacher and model maker A. Harry Wheeler built several geometric models that represented the union of intersecting cubes. He described this model as “four cubes wrapped about a regular octahedron.” The paper pieces of the model are cut and folded to represent sections of blue, green, yellow, and white cubes. A sticker on the model reads: 94. This corresponds to an entry in Wheeler’s handwritten catalog of his models. He also numbered the model H18, as it was based on a six-sided figure or hexahedron.
- Compare model MA.304723.120, which is the same surface, made out of plastic.
- Wheeler lived from 1873 to 1950. Models made by him are marked with dates ranging from 1910 to 1949, hence the rough date assigned.
- Reference:
- A. H. Wheeler, Catalog of Models, A. H. Wheeler Papers, Mathematics Collections, National Museum of American History.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Geometric Model
- Other Terms
- Geometric Model; Cubes, Union of 4
- date made
- 1910-1949
- maker
- Wheeler, Albert Harry
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- yellow (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- tan (overall color)
- cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 10.3 cm x 14 cm x 14 cm; 4 1/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
- ID Number
- MA.304723.117
- accession number
- 304723
- catalog number
- 304723.117
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
- subject
- Mathematics
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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