Curious Discovery
Anon
Genre: | Notes, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [3] |
Subjects: | Mathematics |
People mentioned: | Euclid |
Extracts from an 'old volume in the British Museum, entitled "Formes and Fashiones by Geometry"'. The extract explains how to 'construct ye militari Hatt' and flower pots by transformations of a triangular figure. The illustration comprises geometrical diagrams showing the construction of the hat. |
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