The complete icosahedron, with irregular faces, was first studied in 1900 by Max Bruckner. He extended the stellation theory beyond regular forms, and identified ten stellations of the icosahedron, including the complete stellation.

What's this math concept visualized in this math poster including Euclid? It looks similar to what I've seen in algebra regarding groups and their visualization, but aren't groups much more modern

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Euclid (c. 325 BC – 265 BC) – Greek Mathematician considered the “Father of Geometry”. His textbook ‘Elements’ remained a highly influential mathematics teaching book until the late 19th Century and is one of the most widely published books in the world. It has had a lasting influence on the sciences -, especially in mathematics. […]

"Ptolemy I. asked Euclid whether there was any shorter way to a knowledge of geometry than by study of The Elements, whereupon Euclid answered that there was no royal road to geometry." Commentary on The Elements. Proclus Diadochus (410-485). Euclidean geometry is the mathematical system attributed to the Alexandrian Greek mathematician Euclid (365-275 BC), which he described in his textbook The Elements, referred to as the most successful and influential textbook ever written. The word…

His most innovative educational work was a version of 'Euclid's Elements' which used coloured graphic explanations of each geometric principle. It was...

The First Six Books of The Elements of Euclid by Oliver Byrne : In which coloured diagrams and symbols are used instead of letters. Download complete PDF here

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