Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Equilateral Triangle Transformable into a Rhombus (Portion), Plane Dissection
date: label: date made
content: ca 1932
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: Objects MA.304723.752 and MA.304723.758 together consititute a hinged dissection with six pieces. The three pieces of MA.304723.752 may be arranged as an equilateral triangle or a quadrilateral. The three pieces of MA.304723.758 may be arranged as an equilateral triangle or a triangle. Together, the pieces may be arranged as a rhombus or a larger equilateral triangle.
label: Description
content: This (the two objects together) is Wheeler's model 6TF, Two equilateral triangles to one equlateral triangle. A drawing of the dissection is in 1979.3002.55, folder 2, dated March 29, 1932.
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.304723.758
label: accession number
content: 304723
label: catalog number
content: 304723.758
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: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut, glued and hinged (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 1.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 9 cm; 15/32 in x 4 1/32 in x 3 17/32 in