PLATONIC 'SOLIDS' GEOMETRIC SHAPES EDUCATIONAL KIT

Platonic 'solids' geometric shapes educational kitt for 14+ year olds

Build geometric shapes: Tetrahedrons, Cubes, Octahedrons, Duodecahedrons, Icosahedrons and even Buckminsterfullerines (footballs to the lless scientific, more sporty amongst us) the carbon C60 molecule the forerunner of the nano-tube with this creative kit.

All made with fine brass tubes, wire and string - a wonderful science kit that has had us all engrossed for hours.

Fantastic for family fun as well as geometry, architecture, chemistry and art lessons in senior schools and colleges.

There are five Platonic Solids.

Each one is a polyhedron (a solid with flat faces) .
They are special because every face is a regular polygon of the same size and shape.
Example: each face of the cube is a square.
They are also convex (no "dents" or indentations in them).
They are named after Plato, a famous Greek philosopher and mathematician.

15.7 x 11.5 x 3 cm

310g