Canonical polyhedra, 5 models, associated with Bernal's work on the structure of liquids, 1950-1970

Made:
1950-1970 in London
maker:
John Desmond Bernal

Canonical polyhedra, 5 models, associated with Bernal's work on the structure of liquids, 1950-1970

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1973-367
type:
polyhedra
credit:
Birkbeck College

Parts

Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron, regular tetrahedron.

Object Number:
1973-367 Pt1
type:
canonical polyhedron
Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron, hexagon with equilateral sides formed by two triangles one above the other, offset by 45º.

Object Number:
1973-367 Pt2
type:
canonical polyhedron
Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron, hexagon with equilateral sides formed by two triangles one above the other.

Object Number:
1973-367 Pt3
type:
canonical polyhedron
Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron, octahedron with equilateral sides formed by two squares one above the other, rotated through 45º.

Object Number:
1973-367 Pt4
type:
canonical polyhedron
Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron

Canonical polyhedron, irregular octahedron.

Object Number:
1973-367 Pt5
type:
canonical polyhedron