Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Cube Transformable into Two Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedra, Dissected Polyhedron
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: This plastic model of a dissected cube is stored in a transparent green plastic box. It holds eight eight-sided pieces that surround a yellow stellated rhombic dodecahedron. These pieces each have three square faces colored white (which show as the outside of the cube) and six interior triangular turquoise faces. The outer pieces can be rearranged to form a second, turquoise rhombic dodecahedron.
label: Description
content: This is Wheeler's model 782. Compare MA.304723.315, which is the same model in paper.
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.304723.314
label: accession number
content: 304723
label: catalog number
content: 304723.314
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Geometric Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut, glued and taped (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 14 cm x 14 cm x 14 cm; 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in