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Note on the regular solids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

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The usual methods of proving the existence of regular polyhedra, as given in Wilson and in Todhunter, appear to most students somewhat difficult. It seemed worth while trying, therefore, whether a simpler or more direct proof could not be obtained. The following note shows how this may be done.

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