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[Commentary:
A diagram for Lemma I, preceding Problem IX of Apollonius Gallus
(Viete 1600a, Prob 9, Lemma .
Lemma I.
Propositis duobus circulis, invenire punctum in jungente ipsorum centra, a quo, cum ducetur quævis linea recta ipsos circulos secans, similis erunt segmenta.
Lemma I. Given two circles, find a point in the line joining their centre, from which, when any straight line is drawn cutting those circles, the segments wil be similar.]
Lemma I.
Propositis duobus circulis, invenire punctum in jungente ipsorum centra, a quo, cum ducetur quævis linea recta ipsos circulos secans, similis erunt segmenta.
Lemma I. Given two circles, find a point in the line joining their centre, from which, when any straight line is drawn cutting those circles, the segments wil be similar.]
Apoll: Gall: pag; 5. b.
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[Translation: Apollonius Gallus, page 5v, Lemma ]
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[Translation: Apollonius Gallus, page 5v, Lemma ]