Geometric Model by R. L. Curtis, a Student of A. Harry Wheeler, One-Sided Polyhedron
date: label: date made
content: 1938 10 18
name: label: teacher
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
label: maker
content: Curtis, Robert L.
notes: label: Description
content: This cut, folded and glued paper model has tetrahedral symmetry. The model appears to be the union of four faceted octahedra (also called heptahedra or tetrahemihexahedra - models like MA.304723.380).
label: Description
content: A mark on the model reads: 662. Another mark reads: Curtis 10/18/38.
label: Description
content: Wheeler referred to this model as being from Brűckner VIII – 36. He gave it the additional number M21.
label: Description
content: Compare models MA.304723.415 and MA.304723.391. They are not identical
label: Description
content: Reference:
label: Description
content: A.H. Wheeler, <I>Catalog of Models</I>, A. H. Wheeler Papers, Mathematics Collections, National Museum of American History
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
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.304723.391
label: catalog number
content: 304723.391
label: accession number
content: 304723
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Geometric Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut and glued (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 10 cm x 12 cm x 11.5 cm; 3 15/16 in x 4 23/32 in x 4 17/32 in