Ad Quadratum Construction and Study of the Regular Polyhedra
Ad Quadratum Construction and Study of the Regular Polyhedra
Ad Quadratum Construction and Study of the Regular Polyhedra
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71<br />
2 <br />
<br />
2 2<br />
Now H sin<br />
And sin 1cos 2 2 <br />
1<br />
4<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3 <br />
H a<br />
1 3 <br />
2<br />
<strong>and</strong> sin ˆ G J<br />
<br />
2 H<br />
G ˆ<br />
sin<br />
2 <br />
a<br />
1 2<br />
<br />
a<br />
1 3 <br />
2<br />
G ˆ<br />
sin 0.85065<br />
2<br />
G ˆ<br />
<br />
2 58o28 so that G ˆ 116 o 56<br />
1<br />
3 <br />
Such is <strong>the</strong> dihedral angle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pentagonal planes, <strong>of</strong> course <strong>the</strong> same as <strong>the</strong> dihedral<br />
angle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> convex dodecahedron already calculated.<br />
Naturally, a complete ruler <strong>and</strong> compass descriptive geometry construction is possible<br />
starting from <strong>the</strong> top view <strong>of</strong> a dimple to find <strong>the</strong> point view <strong>of</strong> (or any o<strong>the</strong>r edge<br />
such as or , <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>refore <strong>the</strong> true size <strong>of</strong> G ˆ . The construction is shown on fig.<br />
52.<br />
c. The Great Stellated Dodecahedron: GSD (Kepler)<br />
If <strong>the</strong> edges <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> convex icosahedron enveloping <strong>the</strong> SSD <strong>and</strong> GD are extended, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
form triangular based pyramids on each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 20 faces <strong>of</strong> this icosahedron (fig. 53). The<br />
geometry <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se pyramids, as in <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> SSD, determines <strong>the</strong> geometry <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>