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Pentagrammarspin: why twelve pentagons?

This post has been in my drafts folder for a while. With the World Cup here, it’s time to post it! It’s a rule that a 3D assembly of hexagons must have at least twelve pentagons in order to be a closed polyhedral shape. This post takes a look at why this is true. First, […]

27th June 2018By Stephen Royle science clathrin, Euler, hexagons, maths, outreach, pentagons, polygons, structure, virus2 Comments
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