Polyhedron Model by Martin Berman, Augmented Truncated Cube

Description:

On one of the octagonal faces of a truncated cube are five squares and four equilateral triangles. The faces of the model thus are five regular octagons, five squares, and twelve equilateral triangles.

On Berman's models of regular-faced convex polyhedra, see 1978.1065.01.

Date Made: 1970

Maker: Berman, Martin

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Subject: Regular-Faced Convex PolyhedraMathematics

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Mathematics, Berman Models, Science & Mathematics

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Credit Line: Gift of Martin Berman

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.1065.086Accession Number: 1978.1065Catalog Number: 1978.1065.086

Object Name: geometric model

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12.8 cm x 12.6 cm x 16.5 cm; 5 1/32 in x 4 31/32 in x 6 1/2 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-228d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_690429

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