Polyhedral Variation, 1543 #2
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Polyhedral Variation, 1543 #2
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Science Source
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Geometrical etching of a polyhedral variation from "A True and Thorough Instruction in Geometry," 1543, by Augustin Hirschvogel (1503–1553), which included examples of the five Platonic solids -- tetrahedron, hexahedron (cube), octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron -- which, according to Plato, were the building blocks of the material world. Color enhanced.
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September 27th, 2022
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