Deltoid Reticulation (1,4)

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Geodesic sphere • Reticulated ("...resembling or forming a net or network") • Each of the 210 'holes' is a deltoid (search Wikipedia) • Net geometry is based on geodesic division of the icosahedron • Class III tessellation • Frequency 5v(1,4) • Vertex position/distribution was 'optimized' on the surface of the sphere, using an electron-charge repulsion algorithm (search online for "Thomson problem") • Model is derivative of, and inspired by, a polyhedral sphere constructed by the sculptor/geometer, George W. Hart:

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