Platonic solids

A cube is a three-dimensional solid object in geometry. A cube has eight vertices and twelve straight edges of the same length, so that these edges form six square faces of the same size. It is an example of a polyhedron.

thumb|A tetrahedron.

convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex

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book by Johannes Kepler

Platonic solid

Platonic solid

Platonic solid

small hollow object made of bronze or stone, with a dodecahedral shape

Platonic solid

hydrocarbon compound in the shape of a Platonic polyhedron