Schwarz lantern
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polyhedral approximation to a cylinder obtained by stacking antiprisms, used as a pathological example to demonstrate that limits of surface areas of polyhedral approximations do not always equal the true surface area
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Within Vinony's link graph, Schwarz lantern is referenced by 67 other articles, and connects out to Archimedes, area and International Standard Book Number.
It is catalogued under topics including Area, Mathematical paradoxes and Paper folding.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- indexed family
- Has part
- antiprism
- Named after
- Hermann Schwarz
- Image
- Hermann Amandus Schwarz - Schwarzscher Stiefel - Schwarz boot 78.JPG
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- is metaclass for
- surface
- discoverer or inventor
- Hermann Schwarz
- facet of
- surface area
- studied by
- solid geometry
- Commons category
- Schwarz lantern
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Archimedes
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area
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International Standard Book Number
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trigonometry
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Pythagorean theorem
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calculus
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digital object identifier
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cylinder
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limit
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polyhedron
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Möbius strip
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JSTOR
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Giuseppe Peano
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isosceles triangle
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Charles Hermite
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regular polygon
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Scientific American
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normal
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tessellation
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circumference
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