Images
Transparent model | Density | Stellation diagram | Spherical tiling |
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A transparent model of the great icosahedron (See also Animation) |
It has a density of 7, as shown in this cross-section. |
It is a stellation of the icosahedron, counted by Wenninger as model and the 16th of 17 stellations of the icosahedron and 7th of 59 stellations by Coxeter. |
This polyhedron represents a spherical tiling with a density of 7. (One spherical triangle face is shown above, outlined in blue, filled in yellow) |
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