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File Name: 48230_ellipsecon
Description: Illustrations used to construct an ellipse. Fig. 59 shows a compass at C used to strike a circle. Where the circle intersects the line at D and B, place pins. These pins represent the foci of the ellipse. Use a cord and a pencil to draw the ellipse as shown in figure 60. This illustrates the definition of an ellipse.
Source: Ethel Traphagen Costume Design And Illustration (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1918) 37
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