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| Stellated Octahedron
(Stella Octangula) |
Stellated Dodecahedron
(Small Stellated Dodecahedron) |
Stellated Icosahedron
(Great Stellated Dodecahedron) |
Click on the icons to manipulate the standard stellations of the octahedron,
dodecahedron and icocahedron. [There are no stellations of the cube or
octahedron.]
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| Stellated Octahedron
(Stella Octangula) |
Stellated Dodecahedron
(Small Stellated Dodecahedron) |
Stellated Icosahedron
(Great Stellated Dodecahedron) |
The first two solids were discovered by Kepler in 1690. Poinsot discovered the third. They form part of the so-called Kepler-Poinsot solids.
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