Difference between revisions of "Platonic solids"
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| − | The name given to five convex [[ | + | The name given to five convex [[regular polyhedra]]: the [[tetrahedron]], the [[cube]], the [[octahedron]], the [[dodecahedron]], and the [[icosahedron]]. The names of the polyhedra are Plato's names, who in his Timei (4th century B.C.) assigned them a mystical significance; they were known before Plato. |
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| − | <TR><TD valign="top">[a1]</TD> <TD valign="top"> | + | <TR><TD valign="top">[a1]</TD> <TD valign="top"> H.S.M. Coxeter, "Regular polytopes", Macmillan (1963) {{ZBL|0118.35902}}</TD></TR> |
| − | <TR><TD valign="top">[a2]</TD> <TD valign="top"> | + | <TR><TD valign="top">[a2]</TD> <TD valign="top"> D. Hilbert, S.E. Cohn-Vossen, "Geometry and the imagination" , Chelsea (1952) pp. 90ff (Translated from German) {{ZBL|0047.38806}}</TD></TR> |
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Latest revision as of 06:13, 16 April 2023
The name given to five convex regular polyhedra: the tetrahedron, the cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron. The names of the polyhedra are Plato's names, who in his Timei (4th century B.C.) assigned them a mystical significance; they were known before Plato.
References
| [a1] | H.S.M. Coxeter, "Regular polytopes", Macmillan (1963) Zbl 0118.35902 |
| [a2] | D. Hilbert, S.E. Cohn-Vossen, "Geometry and the imagination" , Chelsea (1952) pp. 90ff (Translated from German) Zbl 0047.38806 |
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Platonic solids. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Platonic_solids&oldid=42535
Platonic solids. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Platonic_solids&oldid=42535