Geometric Models, by R. H. Wood, a Student of A. H. Wheeler (Plane Dissection Illustrating Pythagorean Theorem), and by Wheeler (Quadrilateral)
date: label: date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: Wood, R. H.
notes: label: Description
content: One of these two hinged dissection consists of five wooden pieces painted green and a sixth wooden piece, also painted green, that is a right triangle attached to the rest of the pieces so that its edges can line up with the other dissection in three ways (eg according to the length of the side of the right triangle of interest). The five pieces form Wheeler's model 5SA. The model is marked on one edge: 1928. It is marked on another edge: R.H. WOOD. The model illustrates the Pythagorean theorem.
label: Description
content: A second hinged dissection consists of four plain wooden pieces which can be arranged as a triangle or a trapezoid. This is model 4X in Wheeler's list of decompositions of polygons (under quadrilaterals). Compare MA.304723.762.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
label: associated place
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Plane Dissections
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louise D. Campbell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.3002.022
label: catalog number
content: 1979.3002.022
label: nonaccession number
content: 1979.3002
objectType: label: Object Name
content: geometric models
label: Object Name
content: geometric models
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wooden pieces hinged together (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 2 cm x 22 cm x 19 cm; 25/32 in x 8 21/32 in x 7 15/32 in