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Polygons, Diagonals, and the Bronze Mean

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Nexus Network Journal

Part of the book series: Nexus Network Journal ((NNJ,volume 9,2))

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This article furthers the study of the Metallic Means and investigates the question of whether or not there exists a polygon corresponding to the Bronze Mean as the pentagon and the octagon correspond respectively to the Golden and Silver Means.

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Buitrago, A.R. (2007). Polygons, Diagonals, and the Bronze Mean. In: Williams, K. (eds) Nexus Network Journal. Nexus Network Journal, vol 9,2. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8699-3_10

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