Sheets, Evolution of the Pentagonal Dodecahedron
date: label: date made
content: 1945-1950
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: A. Harry Wheeler developed a series of geometric models that were derived from the pentagonal dodecahedron. This set of sheets, which relates to these models, is entitled EVOLUTION OF THE PENTAGONAL DODECAHEDRON. It includes:
label: Description
content: 1. a drawing of a five-pointed star divided into ten pieces, with colors of the pieces indicated. The back shows the pieces arranged as a square. This appears to be a stray drawing from Wheeler's work on plane dissections.
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content: 2. a drawing dated Feb 18-1949, showing a five-pointed star.
label: Description
content: 3, a drawing dated Feb 13-1950.
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content: 4,. a drawing labeled ED-8.
label: Description
content: 5. a drawing labeled Feb 12-1936 (/) Good.
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content: 6. a drawing dated Feb 10-1950.
label: Description
content: 7. a drawing labeled:ED-1 and dated Nov 13 1945.
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content: 8. an undated drawing labeled ED-5a.
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content: 9. a drawing marked: A.H.W. Nov 1945 showing an equilateral five-pointed star divided externally into extreme and mean rations.
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content: 10. four drawings relating to five-pointed stars, one dated Nov 28-1945..
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content: 11. four-page typescript entitled: EVOLUTION OF THE PENTAGONAL DODECAHEDRON. Figures are not included.
label: Description
content: Numbers 1979.3002.72 thru 1979.3002.76 were originally from the same package.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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: 1979.3002.073
label: catalog number
content: 1979.3002.073
label: nonaccession number
content: 1979.3002
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sheets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 24.5 cm x 37.5 cm x .5 cm; 9 21/32 in x 14 3/4 in x 3/16 in