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I. A straight line ab, and c a point noon r. Without it, are given in position. On the plane of abc, there is placed a ruler def, having its side'de applied to ab, and its other side EF on the same side of AB with the point C. A string'fgc is taken equal in length to'ef: and one end of this string A 4. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
