"At A draw the tangent AD and Chord AB produced. Lay off AC equal to half the chord AB. With center C and radius CB draw an arc intersecting AB at E, then AE will be equal in length be to the arc AB." —French, 1911

Approximating Length of Circle Arc using Straight Line

"At A draw the tangent AD and Chord AB produced. Lay off AC equal to half the chord AB. With center…