Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Equilateral Triangle with Inscribed Rectangle or Parallelogram with an Inscribed Square, Plane Dissection
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Equilateral Triangle with Inscribed Rectangle or Parallelogram with an Inscribed Square, Plane Dissection
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- Description
- The four pieces of this hinged dissection have plastic attached to both sides and a wooden central core. The pieces form an equilateral triangle with an inscribed rectangle which transforms into a parallelogram with an inscribed square.
- This is a special case of Wheeler's model 4K (trapezoid into a triangle) in his list of decompositions of polygons.
- Compare MA.304723.814.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- geometric model
- maker
- Wheeler, Albert Harry
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- pink (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- hinged (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 1.5 cm x 10.3 cm x 8.8 cm; 19/32 in x 4 1/16 in x 3 15/32 in
- ID Number
- MA.304723.813
- accession number
- 304723
- catalog number
- 304723.813
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
- subject
- Mathematics
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Plane Dissections
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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