Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Three Five-Pointed Figures
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Three Five-Pointed Figures
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- Description
- This cut, folded, and glued model is made up of three congruent paper parts held together with five pieces of translucent green celluloid. Each part has five points. A triangle labeled 9, a triangle labeled 10, and a triangle labeled 5’ meet at each of the points. The triangles labeled 9 are coplanar with quadrilaterals labeled 7 (five in each congruent part), together forming larger triangles. Each triangle labeled 10 is coplanar with a smaller triangle labeled 6, together forming larger triangles. Each triangle labeled 5’ is coplanar a triangle labeled 4. There also appear to be five. triangles labeled 4 that alternate with the triangles labeled 4 that are coplanar with the 5’ triangles. These ten trinagles labeled 4 form the bottom of each part.
- A mark on the model reads: 4 5’ 6 7 9 10 (/) Sept 30, 1934. The model has no Wheeler number.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Geometric Model
- date made
- 1934 09 30
- maker
- Wheeler, Albert Harry
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- tan (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- cut and glued (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 5 cm x 12.5 cm x 12.5 cm; 1 31/32 in x 4 29/32 in x 4 29/32 in
- ID Number
- MA.304723.691
- accession number
- 304723
- catalog number
- 304723.691
- 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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