Definition:Hexagon/Regular/Historical Note

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Historical Note on Regular Hexagon

Pappus of Alexandria noted how bees constructed honeycombs in the shape of a regular tessellation of hexagons.

Sources

1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $6$
1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $6$

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Historical Notes