The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book : in four parts (1802)
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751-1806 · London : Printed by T. Bensley ... for W. Baynes · leaf 69
rants into feven, as the under right hand one in the figure. Take then four of thefe divifions in your compafiTes, and the whole circle21 will contain it feven times, which forms a Heptagon. In this way proceed with the other Polygons, always obferving, that what-ever number of fides the Polygon is… … - ( 47 ) eeption. This is exemplified on each quadrant of the circle, which has al-ready been referred to, and, by a little infpedlion and refledtion, cannot fail tobe underftood. The fimplicity of this method of infcribing Polygons in any circle, makes ithighly ufeful to all who are any way…
