Roman Dodecahedra
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The author describes the shape of some old dodecahedra, one of them dating from about 500 B. C. Concerning the meaning of such a dodecahedron he discusses the two conjectures of associations between a dodecahedron and fire or the zodiac. At the end he reports what Greek mathematicians and philosophers had to say on this subject.
History of Greek and Roman mathematics, Roman, regular figures, Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces, Three-dimensional polytopes, History of convex and discrete geometry, dodecahedron, three-dimensional polytopes, Greek, historical
History of Greek and Roman mathematics, Roman, regular figures, Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces, Three-dimensional polytopes, History of convex and discrete geometry, dodecahedron, three-dimensional polytopes, Greek, historical
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