Spheres on a Truncated Icosahedron

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sphere sizes on pentagon
sphere sizes on hexagon
size of truncated isosahedron
Spheres of variable size are placed on the faces of a truncated icosahedron. This arrangement can be used as a basis for showing the general appearance of certain icosahedral viruses.

External Links

Truncated Icosahedron (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Sándor Kabai
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​"Spheres on a Truncated Icosahedron"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/SpheresOnATruncatedIcosahedron/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: August 7, 2007