PENTAKIS DODECAHEDRON

A 'pentakis dodecahedron' is a Catalan solid. Its dual is the truncated icosahedron, an Archimedean solid.
It can be seen as a dodecahedron with a pentagonal pyramid covering each face. This interpretion is expressed in its name.

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Chemistry

Cultural references

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Chemistry

The ''pentakis dodecahedron'' in a model of buckminsterfullerene: each surface segment represents a carbon atom.

Cultural references

★ Spaceship Earth in Walt Disney World's Epcot is based on one.

★ The shape of the 'Crystal Dome' used in the popular TV game show The Crystal Maze is based on a pentakis dodecahedron.

References

★ The Geometrical Foundation of Natural Structure: A Source Book of Design, , Robert, Williams, Dover Publications, Inc, 1979, ISBN 0-486-23729-X (Section 3-9)

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