Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Cube Transformable into Cuboctahedron and Octahedron, Portion, Dissected Polyhedron
date: label: date made
content: ca 1939
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: Eight septahedra, in pairs, surround a space the shape of an octahedron. The pieces (together with the octahedron) transform into a cubotahedron. The black plastic regular polyhedron that fits in this model is MA.304723.319.
label: Description
content: This is Wheeler's polyhedron model with number 762 that is of a cube dissected into a cuboctahedron and an octahedron. For a related drawing, dated August 14, 1939, see 1979.3002.42. For another example of the model, see MA.304723.316.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Dissected Polyhedra
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.304723.738
label: accession number
content: 304723
label: catalog number
content: 304723.738
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Geometric Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut and glued (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 9 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm; 3 17/32 in x 3 17/32 in x 3 17/32 in