Geometric Model by Warren Hardy, a Student of A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Four Parallelepipeds (Rhombic Dodecahedron)
Geometric Model by Warren Hardy, a Student of A. Harry Wheeler, Union of Four Parallelepipeds (Rhombic Dodecahedron)
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- Description
- This cut and glued tan paper model has seventy-two faces, twenty-frour triangles and forty-eight rhombuses. Thre rhombuses are grouped in threes, the triangles in eights. The faces correspond to parts of four intersecting parallelipipeds. Wheeler called this a rhombic dodecahedron, third species.
- A pencil mark on the model reads: Warren Hardy (/) April 29 (/) 1935. A paper tag reads: 585.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Geometric Model
- date made
- 1935 04 29
- Maker
- Warren Hardy
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm; 3 5/32 in x 3 5/32 in x 3 5/32 in
- ID Number
- 1979.0102.110
- accession number
- 1979.0102
- catalog number
- 1979.0102.110
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louise D. Campbell
- subject
- Mathematics
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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