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Archimedean solid

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Archimedean solid  (ärk-md-n, -m-d-)
A polyhedron whose faces are regular polygons and whose angles are all congruent. The faces may all be of the same type, in which case the solid is a regular polyhedron, or may be of different types. There are only thirteen Archimedean solids. See more under polyhedron.


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Torquato said his work was different than previous researches conducted as it showed "the best packings, period" in the case of the centrally symmetric Platonic and Archimedean solids.
An Archimedean solid can be derived from a Platonic solid by simultaneous truncation of all the vertices of the Platonic solid.
Specifically, Durer was interested in Platonic and Archimedean solids and the golden mean and how these mathematical concepts influenced proportion and geometric ratios in art, affecting beauty and meaning.
 
 
 
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