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The Modern Five Platonics are ( quite different than the originals known to Plato and Kepler, are in art classes: Sphere, cube, cone, cylinder, and Pyramid. Tetrahedron is another word for the last-named solid. it was a virtual connundrum in art classes that they were basic, required material and the theory was nobody could draw in perspective without this background. Jon Gnagy among others pushed the 5 Platonic solids in his art courses on TV. of course if one is drawing monuments, it is obvious.They were the type of thing that was popular with teachers not so popular with students.
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∙ 8y agoPlatonic solids are regular polyhedra whose faces are all regular polygons, such that the same number of faces meet at each vertex.
The five Platonic solids are
- Tetrahedron - 4 triangular faces;
- Cube - 6 square faces;
- Octahedron - 8 triangular faces;
- Dodecahedron - 12 pentagonal faces;
- Icosahedron - 20 triangular faces.
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How many platonic solids are their?
There (not their) are 5 platonic solids.
How many edges does a platonic solids have?
There are different numbers on the different platonic solids.
What book discusses the platonic solids?
The book called Platonic Solids: The experience
Who descoverd the platonic solids?
We don't know for certain who discovered the platonic solids first. However, Pythagoras is credited by some sources as discovering the platonic solids first. Other sources credit Theaetetus as being the first to describe all five platonic solids and proving that these are the *only* platonic solids.
Why are there a limited number of platonic solids?
Why are there a limited number of platonic solids?Read more: Why_are_there_a_limited_number_of_platonic_solids
The number of Platonic solids?
There are 5 platonic solids. They are: Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Icosahedron, Cube, and Dodecahedron
How did the platonic solids get their name?
The Platonic solids were name after the Greek philosopher Plato, who theorized that the classical elements were constructed from the regular solids.
Applications of platonic solids in nature?
applications of platonic solids: 1. IN BIOLOGY:skeletons of radiolaria are of the shape of regular icosahedron
Who proved that only five platonic solids exist?
Euclid was the one who proved that there are only five platonic solids.
Which platonic solids are prisms?
A cube is the only platonic solid which is a prism.
Where does the name platonic solid come from?
The Name Platonic solid Comes from Plato the second main reseacher of the five solids. Pythagoras was the one discovered the platonic solids
Why are there only five platonic solids?
Because 6 platonic solids would be too many, and 4 wouldn't be enough
