Patterns Relating to the Work of A. Harry Wheeler, Especially Regular Solids
date: label: date made
content: 1944-1949
label: date made
content: 1944-1945
label: associated dates
content: 1944 06 13 / 1944 06 13, 1945 01 30 / 1945 01 30
name: label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: This group of material includes:
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content: 1. a sheet of idrawings and pattern pieces labeled: Rhombic Trapezoidal Dodecahedron (/) (2 1/2inch inscribed cube) (/) (612 (/) DR1). This is dated: Feb 28-1949
label: Description
content: 2. a sheet with seven patterns entitled: REGULAR POLYHEDRA (/) STANDARD SIZE (/) DESIGNED FOR INSCRIPTION. It contains seven pattern pieces - four equilateral triangles, two squares, and a regular pentagon.
label: Description
content: 3. a sheet labeled: STELLATED (/) PENTAGONAL (/) DODECAHEDRA (/) D6 (/) SPECIES I, II, III, IV. Another mark reads: Dec 1944 (/) Marjorie, Mar. 45 (/) Wellesley Aug 1945. A second sheet, dated Oct 2 - 1944 is attached
label: Description
content: 4. a set of five patterns for regular solids labeled: Regular Solids (/) Prof. George Sarton (/) T5, H5, O5, D5, Ic5. Another mark reads: June 1944 (/) Prof. Sarton, June, 44.
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content: 5. a lined sheet of paper giving calculations relating to models of regular solids. A mark reads: Jan 17.
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content: 6. a sheet of paper with five pattern pieces for regular solids attached to it. A mark reads: Regular Solids (/) (5). Another mark reads: July 24-1944.
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content: 7. a sheet of paper with pattern pieces in metal and in paper for each of the five regular solids. A typed mark reads; SMALL SIZE (/) STANDARD REGULAR POLYHEDRA. The second page has a mark that reads: Jan 22 1945.
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content: 8. a sheet of six pattern pieces for models of regular solids. A typed label reads: Small Regular Polyhedra (/) Based on Inscription. A mark reads: June 13-1944.
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content: 9. a sheet of six pattern pieces for models of regular solids. A typed label reads: STANDARD REGULAR SOLIDS (/) (2). Another mark reads: Jan 30-1945 (/) Wheaton, Feb. 45 (/) Wellesely, May 45.
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content: 10. a sheet of five patterns for models of regular solids. A mark reads: STANDARD (/) REGULAR SOLIDS (/) Dec. 8, 1944.
label: Description
content: 11. a listing of regular solids that can be inscribed in other regular solids.
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: 1979.3002.100
label: catalog number
content: 1979.3002.100
label: nonaccession number
content: 1979.3002
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Patterns, 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: silver (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 25 cm x 34 cm x 5 cm; 9 27/32 in x 13 3/8 in x 1 31/32 in