On the Archimedean or semiregular polyhedra (Q952008)
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On the Archimedean or semiregular polyhedra (English)
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5 November 2008
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The thirteen Archimedean solids and the two infinite classes of semiregular prisms and antiprisms are derived in an elementary way, namely by using Euler's polyhedral formula. This proof method yields, of course, more general results on semiregular maps on topological spheres.
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Archimedean solids
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semiregular polyhedra
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Euler's formula
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Platonic solid
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Kepler's prisms and antiprisms
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