A Divine Error

Year: 2015 Authors: Dirk Huylebrouck

Core claim

Pacioli’s theorem about the elevated icosidodecahedron is incorrect, and the six vertices do not lie in one plane.

Topics

elevated icosidodecahedron, coplanarity test, Leonardo da Vinci, De Divina Proportione

Domains

solid geometry, polyhedra, arithmetic verification, algebra, mathematical illustration, historical manuscript art, visual representation, Leonardo da Vinci

Methods

geometric reasoning, arithmetical computation, numerical comparison, computer software check

Media

printed woodcuts, hand-painted manuscript drawings, geometric computer software, real 3D models

Source status

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