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Euclid's Elements

euclidBook 1: The 48 Propositions
2 To place at a given point (as an extremity) a straight line equal to a given straight line.
Let A be the given point, and BC the given straight line.

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A discussion on circle construction
Please enable Java for an interactive construction (with Cinderella).