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Who proved that only five platonic solids exist?
Euclid was the one who proved that there are only five platonic solids.
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.
What are 5 solids?
You probably mean the Platonic Solids, they are the only five shapes constructed from the same faces.
Do the Platonic Solids consist of 7 regular polyhedra?
No. There are only five Platonic Solids; Tetrahedron, Hexahedron, Octahedron, Dodecahedron and Icosahedron, with 4,6,8,12 and 20 faces respectively.
What shape have the same faces?
Regular: and there are only five of them. They are also knows as the platonic solids.
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