The Flaw in Euler's Proof of His Polyhedral Formula

DOI10.1080/00029890.2007.11920417zbMATH Open1166.01009OpenAlexW2406386021MaRDI QIDQ3606599FDOQ3606599

Authors: Christopher Francese, David S. Richeson 

Publication date: 26 February 2009

Published in: The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2007.11920417

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zbMATH Keywords

convex polyhedraproofEuler's polyhedral formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of convex and discrete geometry (52-03)

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