Archimedean solids
An Archimedean solid is a convex semi-regular solid in which the same number of regular polygons meet in the same way at every vertex, but is not a Platonic solid or prism or antiprism.
According to Pappus, Archimedes discovered 13 of them and published the result in a work which is now lost.
In the list below the number of faces, edges and vertices are listed as (F, E, V).
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According to Pappus, Archimedes discovered 13 of them and published the result in a work which is now lost.
In the list below the number of faces, edges and vertices are listed as (F, E, V).
Picture | Name | F, E, V |
![]() | Truncated tetrahedron
4 triangles, 4 hexagons | 8, 18, 12
|
![]() | Cuboctahedron
8 triangles, 6 squares | 14, 24, 12
|
![]() | Truncated octahedron
6 squares, 8 hexagons | 14, 36, 24
|
![]() | Truncated cube
8 triangles, 6 octagons | 14, 36, 24
|
![]() | Rhombicuboctahedron
8 triangles, 18 squares | 26, 48, 24
|
![]() | Truncated cuboctahedron
12 squares, 8 hexagons, 6 octagons | 26, 72, 48
|
![]() | Icosidodecahedron
20 triangles, 12 hexagons | 32, 60, 30
|
![]() | Truncated icosahedron
12 pentagons, 20 hexagons | 32, 90, 60
|
![]() | Truncated dodecahedron
20 triangles, 12 decagons | 32, 90, 60
|
![]() | Snub cube
32 triangles, 6 squares | 38, 60, 24
|
![]() | Rhombicosidodecahedron
20 triangles, 30 squares, 12 pentagons | 62, 120, 60
|
![]() | Truncated icosidodecahedron
30 squares, 20 hexagons, 12 decagons | 62, 180, 120
|
![]() | Snub dodecahedron
80 triangles, 12 pentagons | 92, 150, 24 |
Pictures are from https://www.polyhedra.net