Polygons: Meister was right and Poinsot was wrong but prevailed

DOI10.1007/s13366-011-0047-5zbMath1239.52001OpenAlexW2016973267MaRDI QIDQ664196

Branko Grünbaum

Publication date: 29 February 2012

Published in: Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13366-011-0047-5

zbMATH Keywords

definition of polygonMeisterPoinsot

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces (51M20) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of convex and discrete geometry (52-03) Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries (51M04) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to convex and discrete geometry (52-01)

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