The regular Icosahedron, one of the 5 Platonic Solids [L'icosaèdre régulier, l'un des 5 solides platoniciens ]

The regular Icosahedron, one of the 5 Platonic Solids [L'icosaèdre régulier, l'un des 5 solides platoniciens].




The regular icosahedron contains 12 vertices, 30 edges and 20 triangular faces (equilateral triangles). It is one of the five Platonic Solids.


See the truncated icosahedron (the spherical Fullerene molecule containing 60 Carbon atoms) and the process of truncation:

The truncated regular Icosahedron or again the spherical Fullerene Molecule containing 60 Carbon atoms


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