Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Regular Hexagon Transformable into Rhombus Transformable into Two Equilateral Triangles, Plane Dissection
date: label: date made
content: ca 1932
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: This hinged dissection has six quadrilateral pieces which may be arranged as a regular hexagon or as two equalilateral triangles. The pieces are hinged in groups of three.
label: Description
content: This dissection is describes as 6HB and 6HN in Wheeler's list of dissections under "Regular Hexagons" in 1979.3002.43 (folder 2). A related drawing found in 1979.3002.55 is dated March 31, 1932. This is labeled "Fig. 1," Another drawing is in 1979.3002.43, folder 2 - dated March 22, 1932. A drawing labeled 6HN is in 1979.3002.55. folder 1, and dated April 16, 1932
label: Description
content: Compare MA.304723.805 and MA.304723.816.
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: Science & Mathematics
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content: Plane Dissections
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.304723.816
label: accession number
content: 304723
label: catalog number
content: 304723.816
objectType: label: Object Name
content: geometric model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut, glued and hinged (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 1.2 cm x 9.2 cm x 10.5 cm; 15/32 in x 3 5/8 in x 4 1/8 in