Definition:Great Stellated Dodecahedron
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Definition
The great stellated dodecahedron is a Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron composed of $12$ pentagrammic faces with $3$ pentagrams meeting at each vertex.
Also known as
Some sources give this as the greater stellated dodecahedron.
Historical Note
The great stellated dodecahedron was discovered by Johannes Kepler, and later rediscovered by Louis Poinsot.
Sources
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Great Stellated Dodecahedron." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GreatStellatedDodecahedron.html