Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici

, Volume 53, Issue 1, pp 542–571 | Cite as

Isohedral tilings of the plane by polygons

  • Branko Grünbaum
  • G. C. Shephard
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Interior Angle Marked Vertex Periodic Tiling Convex Pentagon Refined Definition 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Branko Grünbaum
    • 1
    • 2
  • G. C. Shephard
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.University of WashingtonSeattle
  2. 2.University of East AngliaNorwich

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