The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true.

The truncated cubes are obtained by symmetrically edging the eight vertices of the cube by l × t, where l is the length of the cubes side and 0 < t ≤ 1/2. When t = 1/2, a cuboctahedron is obtained.

the immateriality of the soul

My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court[…] that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time.