Heptagonal antiprism

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In geometry, the heptagonal antiprism is the fifth in an infinite set of antiprisms formed by two parallel polygons separated by a strip of triangles. In the case of the heptagonal antiprism, the caps are two regular heptagons. As a result, this polyhedron has 14 vertices, and 14 equilateral triangle faces. There are 14 edges where a triangle meets a heptagon, and another 14 edges where two triangles meet.

The heptagonal antiprism was first depicted by Johannes Kepler, as an example of the general construction of antiprisms.{{citation|title=Harmonices Mundi|first=Johannes|last=Kepler|author-link=Johannes Kepler|title-link=Harmonices Mundi|year=1619|contribution=Book II, Definition X|language=la|page=49|contribution-url=https://archive.org/details/ioanniskepplerih00kepl/page/n65}} See also [https://archive.org/details/ioanniskepplerih00kepl/page/n75 illustration A], of a heptagonal antiprism.

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