Definition:Small Stellated Dodecahedron
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Definition
The small stellated dodecahedron is a Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron composed of $12$ pentagrammic faces with $5$ pentagrams meeting at each vertex.
Also known as
Some sources give this as the smaller stellated dodecahedron.
Historical Note
The small stellated dodecahedron was discovered by Johannes Kepler, and later rediscovered by Louis Poinsot.
Sources
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Small Stellated Dodecahedron." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SmallStellatedDodecahedron.html