Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Dissected Rhombic Dodecahedron, Dissected Polyhedron
date: label: date made
content: 1930-1931
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: This paper model of a dissected polyhedron consists of twelve regular octahedra hinged together. Half of the faces are painted red, the others are tan. The pieces may be arranged to form a stellated rhombic dodecahedron in two ways (with all tan faces or all red faces). Wheeler calls this solid a rhombic dodecahedron of the second species..
label: Description
content: A drawing dated February 25, 1939 in 1972.3002.42 shows a "Rhombic Dodecahedra Dissected White into Blue: - model made February 28, 1939. It is not clear whether this is a drawing for this model.
label: Description
content: This is Wheeler's model 780.
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.304723.105
label: accession number
content: 304723
label: catalog number
content: 304723.105
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Geometric Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut and folded (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 15.5 cm x 22 cm x 22 cm; 6 3/32 in x 8 21/32 in x 8 21/32 in