Four Brass Skeletal Figures

Made:
1568-1691

Four brass skeletal figures' cube, octahedron, icosahedron and hexagonal prism

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1927-2065/2
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
side cube: length 60 mm
side otahedron: length 80 mm
side icosahedron: length 50 mm
side hex. prism: height 40 mm
side hex. prism: height 70 mm
type:
geometrical model
credit:
King’s College London

Parts

Skeletal Figure of a Hexagonal Prism

Skeletal Figure of a Hexagonal Prism

Brass skeletal figure of a hexagonal prism.

Measurements:
side of hexagonal prism: 70 mm x 40 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1927-2065/2/2
type:
prisms and geometrical model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Skeletal Figure of an Icosahedron

Skeletal Figure of an Icosahedron

Brass skeletal figure of an icosahedron.

Measurements:
side of icosahedron: 50 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1927-2065/2/3
type:
geometrical model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Skeletal Figure of an Octahedron

Skeletal Figure of an Octahedron

Brass skeletal figure of an octahedron.

Measurements:
side of octahedron: 80 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1927-2065/2/4
type:
geometrical model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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