What is so special about the 17 sided polygon of Carl Friedrich Gauss?

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Gauss proved (at the age of 19) that it can be constructed - using only compass and straight edge.This was after the last construction 2000 years before!

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What is so special about the 17 sided polygon of Carl Friedrich Gauss?

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