Platonic solids generate their four-dimensional analogues
Chester, UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2014 - Alicia Boole Stott, the third daughter of mathematician George Boole, is probably best known for establishing the term "polytope" for a convex solid in four dimensions. Alicia was also a long time collaborator of HSM Coxeter, one of the greatest geometers of the 20th Century. Platonic solids are regular bodies in three dimensions, such as the cube and icosahedron, and have been known for m ... more

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