Thirteen Archimedean Polyhedra
Theorem
There exist exactly $13$ distinct Archimedean polyhedra:
- Truncated Tetrahedron
- Cuboctahedron
- Truncated Cube
- Truncated Octahedron
- Rhombicuboctahedron
- Truncated Cuboctahedron
- Snub Cube
- Icosidodecahedron
- Truncated Dodecahedron
- Truncated Icosahedron
- Rhombicosidodecahedron
- Truncated Icosidodecahedron
- Snub Dodecahedron
Proof
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