Ball, W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse), 1850-1925 · London, Macmillan · leaf 278
the purpose*. The first of these is as follows: Place the larger and smaller squares AG and CE side by side as in figure i below, and take AB equal to CD. Thenacut BH and acut BE (i.e. a cut BJ on the larger square and another cut JE on the smaller square) will divide the squares into five pieces… … Figure i. Figure ii. of the larger square) can be effected as follows. Place the larger square (denoted by the letters A, B, C, D) next the smaller square (denoted by £), as in figure ii, with their bases in the same line. Bisect this line in one point a and on their common side take another point…
