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2 unusual facts about Reuleaux


Reuleaux

Franz Reuleaux, a German mechanical engineer and lecturer, 1829 – 1905

Reuleaux tetrahedron, the intersection of four spheres of equal radius centered at the vertices of a regular tetrahedron


Reuleaux triangle

Valve covers used in the Mission Bay Project of San Francisco to differentiate reclaimed water from potable water are in the shape of a Reuleaux triangle.


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