Polyhedron Model by Martin Berman, Gyroelongated Pentagonal Rotunda
Polyhedron Model by Martin Berman, Gyroelongated Pentagonal Rotunda
- Description
- This model has a regular decagon on the bottom and a regular pentagon on the top. Above the decagon are twenty triangles. Above the triangles are five pentagons alternating with five sets of two triangles. This comes to a total of thirty equilateral triangles, six regular pentagons, and one regular decagon.
- On Berman's models of regular-faced convex polyhedra, see 1978.1065.01.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- geometric model
- date made
- 1970
- maker
- Berman, Martin
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 cm x 16.3 cm x 17 cm; 4 23/32 in x 6 13/32 in x 6 11/16 in
- ID Number
- 1978.1065.045
- accession number
- 1978.1065
- catalog number
- 1978.1065.045
- Credit Line
- Gift of Martin Berman
- subject
- Regular-Faced Convex Polyhedra
- Mathematics
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Berman Models
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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