Geometric Model by R. Anderson, a Student of A. Harry Wheeler, Rhombicuboctahedron

Geometric Model by R. Anderson, a Student of A. Harry Wheeler, Rhombicuboctahedron

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Description
The faces of this cut and glued model made from balsa wood are eight equilateral triangles and eighteen squares. It is an Archimedean solid.
A mark reads: R.Anderson. (/) March 30, '38.
Reference:
Magnus J. Wenninger, Polyhedron Models, Cambridge: The University Press, 1971, p. 27.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Geometric Model
date made
1938 03 30
teacher
Wheeler, Albert Harry
maker
Anderson, R.
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
Physical Description
wood, balsa (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and glued (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm; 2 15/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 15/16 in
ID Number
MA.304723.446
accession number
304723
catalog number
304723.446
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
subject
Mathematics
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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