The Four Kepler-Poinsot Solids
The Four Kepler-Poinsot Solids
This Demonstration shows the four Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra and their nets in color. To make a model of a solid, copy its net to your picture editor and print the picture.
Details
Details
The small stellated dodecahedron and the great stellated dodecahedron were discovered by Johannes Kepler (1571–1630).
The great icosahedron and great dodecahedron were discovered by Louis Poinsot (1777–1859).
References
References
[1] P. R. Cromwell, Polyhedra, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997 pp. 251–256.
External Links
External Links
Permanent Citation
Permanent Citation
Izidor Hafner
"The Four Kepler-Poinsot Solids"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/TheFourKeplerPoinsotSolids/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: July 2, 2014