Equation on the vertices of regular polyhedra

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I found in this book, on page 6 that the equation on vertices of icosahedron inscribed in sphere considered as $\mathbb{CP}^1$ by means of stereographic projection is $xy(x^{10}+14x^5y^5-y^{10})=0$.

It seems that for other polyhedra there are similar equation, so how can I simultaneously understand why all of them are integral, and can I calculate them more easily?