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heptakaidecagon

[¦hep·tə‚kī′dek·ə‚gän]
(mathematics)
A polygon with 17 sides.
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1796 - Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, discovers the construction of the heptadecagon. 1856 - Russia signs the Treaty of Paris, ending the Crimean War.
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Gauss' discoveries regarding the construction of polygons pleased him so much he requested a regular heptadecagon (that is,a 17-sided shape) be inscribed on his tombstone.
A heptadecagon - which Gauss wanted as his tombtstone
Who was Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss? German mathematician with unusual gravestone wish honoured with Google Doodle on 241st birthday; Gauss has been referred to as the 'Prince of Mathematicians' - and contributed to fields including algebra, statistics, analysis, geometry, mechanics and astronomy
Then, in 1796, the 19 year old Gauss discovered that it was possible to construct the regular heptadecagon (17-gon).
Carl Friedrich Gauss
In 1796, however, a young German mathematician, Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), worked out a method for constructing a heptadecagon (a polygon built up of seventeen sides of equal lengths and sometimes called a seventeengon in consequence), using a compass and straightedge only.
Heptadecagon
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