Sheets Relating to the Work of A. Harry Wheeler, Drawings of Plane Dissections of a Regular Hexagon
date: label: date made
content: 1932
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: These drawings illustrate the following transformations of a regular hexagons:
label: Description
content: 1. transformation of a regular hexagon into a regular pentagon using ten pieces - no date
label: Description
content: 2. transformation of a regular hexagon into three equilateral triangles - April 15, 1932 - note reads: Separate the Hexagon into Three Rhombuses. (/) Transform each Rhombus into an Equilateral Triangle.- Wheeler numbered the model 12HM
label: Description
content: 3, transformation of a regular hexagon into fiour regular hexagons - March 31, 1932
label: Description
content: 4. transformation of a regular hexagon into three congruent hexagons - April 21 1932 - 13HQ
label: Description
content: 5. transformationof a regular hexagon into tour congruent hexagons - three sheets. The first sheet is marked:(Small Size). It also ismarked: April 5, 1932 (/) May 2, 1932. It also is marked with number 6HC. The second sheet is marked: 6HC. the drawing is at a different angle. the date is April 5, 1922. There are pattern pieces, and a note reads: (model made (/) Ralph Holmes). the third sheet is marked: 7HJ. It also is marked: March 31, 1932. It also is marked: Pattern made.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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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: 1979.3002.049
label: catalog number
content: 1979.3002.049
label: nonaccession number
content: 1979.3002
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sheets, Group of
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: greem (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