Puzzle, Hi-Q Pythagoras
Puzzle, Hi-Q Pythagoras
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- Description
- This British tangram puzzle consists of seven plastic pieces in various shades of green stored in a cardboard box. A folded paper entitled “Pythagoras Challenge Sheet” shows 179 shapes into which the pieces can be arranged. Finally, a slip of paper gives procedures for returning defective parts. The box has a brightly colored cover showing what appears to be a Disney drawing of Peter Pan as a trademark. There is no reference to the Asian origins of the puzzle.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- puzzle
- date made
- ca 1965
- date received
- 2011
- Measurements
- overall: 2.2 cm x 14.5 cm x 23.6 cm; 7/8 in x 5 23/32 in x 9 9/32 in
- ID Number
- 2011.0235.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Tony Brooks
- subject
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Recreations
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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