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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by KETHERCORTEX on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @07:18AM (#39116403)
> you must make an accurate regular pentagon and this is not trivial with ancient geometric methods

Does it need anything else besides some kind of protractor and ruler?

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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by yetanotherloser on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @04:17PM (#39122758)
Making a triangle or square or even hexagon with rule and compass is fairly easy. Making a really regular pentagon also only needs rule and compass, but noticeably more knowledge with them. Try it.

https://sciencevsmagic.net/geo/

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