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Uniform compounds of uniform polyhedra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. Skilling
J. Skilling
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Silver Street, Cambridge
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Abstract

The work of Coxeter, Longuet-Higgins and Miller (1953) and of Skilling (1975) is extended to give a complete list of uniform compounds of uniform polyhedra. Symmetry relationships between polyhedra and their compounds are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , May 1976 , pp. 447 - 457
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1976

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