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Napoleon's Problem


Given the center of a circle, divide the circle into four equal arcs using a compass alone (a Mascheroni construction).


See also

Circle, Compass, Mascheroni Construction

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References

Mascheroni, L. Geometria del compasso. 1797.Quemper de Lanascol, A. Géométrie du compas. Albert Blanchard, pp. 74-77, 1925.Schwerin. Mascheronische Konstruktionen. 1898.

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Napoleon's Problem

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Napoleon's Problem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/NapoleonsProblem.html

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