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Space filling with identical symmetrical solids
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2016
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In one dimension, a set of rods of equal length may be used to cover the line. In two dimensions, an area may be covered by joining up sets of identical symmetrical squares, equilateral triangles or regular hexagons. In three dimensions, there are at least four different symmetrical solids which can be packed together to fill space. Of these, the cube is most obvious, two others are moderately well known (see [1] for example), while I have been unable to find any record of the fourth solid.
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