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Studies into Polyhedra by Anthony Thyssen
VRML models and raw data in the OFF format to generate the shapes, plus images of the shapes rendered with povray.
http://www.sct.gu.edu.au/~anthony/graphics/polyhedra/
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The Uniform Polyhedra
Excerpt of Chapter 9 of R. Maeder's book The Mathematica Programmer II. Includes images and statistics for 80 uniform polyhedra, plus background information on the shapes and the wythoff symbol.
http://www.mathconsult.ch/showroom/unipoly/
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Zvi Har'El
Features a paper on uniform polyhedra and Kaleido software for computation and display of the shapes.
http://www.math.technion.ac.il/~rl/
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Virtual Reality Polyhedra
Encyclopedia with virtual reality (VRML) models, history and art of the shapes. Includes background information on each shape, a glossary, guide to names, classroom activities, sculptures by the author, and a bibliography.
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/vp.html
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Stellated Icosahedra
Background information and images of the 59 possible stellated icosahedra.
http://www.mathconsult.ch/showroom/icosahedra/
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Superliminal Software - The Geometry Page
Discussion of deltahedra, infinite and flexible polyhedra, with images, a java applet, and links.
http://www.superliminal.com/geometry/geometry.htm
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Symmetry, Crystals and Polyhedra
Data on polyhedra, the different types, compounds of the shapes, stellations, stewart toroids, zonohedra, and tesselations. Also discusses crystallography and symmetry.
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/symmetry/symmetry.htm
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Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
Biography from an online History of Mathematics, with quotes.
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Coxeter.html
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Mathematician's Portrait - Professor Emeritus H.S.M. Coxeter
Short biography from the University of Toronto.
http://www.math.toronto.edu/~coxeter/
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World of Polyhedra
System that can take 3d structure descriptions and generate mouse-rotatable flash animations out of them. Examples of animations for the five regular polytopes. In Chinese and English.
http://www.viviasoft.com/polyhedra/
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