The American house-carpenter; a treatise on the art of building, and the strength of materials (1867)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 37
Firr. 43. 84.—A circle and a tangent given^ to find the point of cortr tact. From any point, as a, {Fig. 43,) in the tangent, h c. draw a line to the centre d / bisect a d at e / upon e, with the radius, e a, describe the arc, afd; f is the point of contact required. If/ and d were joined, the line… … Fig. 44. 85.—Through any three points not in a straight li7ie, to drawa circle. Let «, h and c, {Fig. 44,) be the three given points.Upon a and 5, with any radius greater than half a h, describe PKACTICAL GEOMETET. 25 arcs intersecting a: d and e / upon h and c, wita any radiusgreater than half h…
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