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Math is a playful thing!

Left, icosahedron die. Faces with Greek letters, from the Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 2nd century B.C.–4th century A.D., found in Egypt (MET collection).

Right, Leonardo da Vinci illustration for Luca Pacioli's book, Divina Proportione, 1509.

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