Harriot, Thomas, Mss. 6785

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[Commentary:
The instructions on this page refer to the diagram on Add MS f. . The proof that the point m lies on the ellipse is to be found on subsequent pages labelled A.5. ]
Iisdem positis: centro a, et intervallo ae agatur periferia circuli
ad partes lineæ ad, quæ necessario secabit lineam on,
quia ut demonstrandum fuit, ae est maior quam ao. Sit punctum
intersectionis m. Deinde continuetur linea da ad partes e
et fiat ae æqualis ad. Iam intelligantur rectum d esse maiorem
axem seu diametrum elipseos et ag dimidium diametri secunda
et sit ipsu elipsis descripta dge.
Dico quod punctum m est in
[Translation: Supposing the same things: with centre a and radius ae, there is constructed the circumference of a circle to the line ad, which will necessarily cut the line on because, as was demonstrated, ae is smaller than ao. Let the point of intersection be m. Then the line ad is continued to e, and made ae equal to ad. Now it is understood that the line ad is the greater axis or diameter of the ellipse, and ag is half the second diameter, and the described ellipse is dge.
I say that the point m is on the ellipse.

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