Five Regular Skeletal Polyhedra and Boxes.

Five Regular Skeletal Polyhedra.

The five regular skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars.

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Five skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars, and their boxes. Since ancient times it has been known that there are only five regular polyhedra: three-dimensional figures which appear the same when viewed from any angle. This is the largest set associated with Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and contains a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.

Measurements:: Cube: 135 mm x 135 mm x 135 mm, 1.18 kg
Tetrahedron: 155 mm x 193 mm x 168 mm, 0.47 kg
Octahedron: 135 mm x 165 mm x 185 mm, 0.71 kg
Dodecahedron: 180 mm x 205 mm x 220 mm, 0.95 kg
Isocahedron: 190 mm x 195 mm x 225 mm, 1.15 kg

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1927-2065/1 Pt1

type:: polyhedra

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Five mahogany boxes for five regular skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars

Five mahogany boxes for five regular skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars.

Measurements:: side tetrahedron: length 180 mm
side cube: length 100 mm
side octahedron: length 150 mm
side dodecahedron: length 80 mm
side isocahedron: length 120 mm

Materials:: mahogany (wood)

Object Number:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2

type:: box

Box for a Regular Skeletal Cube.

Box with lid for a regular skeletal cube.

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Five skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars, and their boxes. Since ancient times it has been known that there are only five regular polyhedra: three-dimensional figures which appear the same when viewed from any angle. This is the largest set associated with Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and contains a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.

Materials:: mahogany (wood)

Object Number:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2/1

type:: polyhedra

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Part of:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2

Box for a Regular Skeletal Icosahedron.

Box for a regular skeletal icosahedron. The box splits in half to open.

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Five skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars, and their boxes. Since ancient times it has been known that there are only five regular polyhedra: three-dimensional figures which appear the same when viewed from any angle. This is the largest set associated with Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and contains a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.

Materials:: mahogany (wood)

Object Number:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2/2

type:: polyhedra

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Part of:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2

Box for a Regular Skeletal Dodecahedron.

Box for a regular skeletal dodecahedron. The box splits in half to open.

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Five skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars, and their boxes. Since ancient times it has been known that there are only five regular polyhedra: three-dimensional figures which appear the same when viewed from any angle. This is the largest set associated with Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and contains a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.

Materials:: mahogany (wood)

Object Number:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2/3

type:: polyhedra

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Part of:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2

Box for a Regular Skeletal Tetrahedron.

Box for a regular skeletal tetrahedron. One side of box detaches to open.

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Five skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars, and their boxes. Since ancient times it has been known that there are only five regular polyhedra: three-dimensional figures which appear the same when viewed from any angle. This is the largest set associated with Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and contains a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.

Materials:: mahogany (wood)

Object Number:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2/4

type:: polyhedra

Part of:: 1927-2065/1 Pt2

Box for a Regular Skeletal Tetrahedron.

Box for a regular skeletal tetrahedron. The box splits in half to open.

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Five skeletal polyhedra with inscribed stars, and their boxes. Since ancient times it has been known that there are only five regular polyhedra: three-dimensional figures which appear the same when viewed from any angle. This is the largest set associated with Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and contains a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.