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For example, let there be two different circles, the circles ABG, DEG [see Fig. 38]. Let their diameters be BG, the diameter of circle ABG, and EZ, the diameter of circle DEZ. I say, therefore, that
diameter BG/circum ABG = diameter EZ/circum DEZ, which is demonstrated as follows:
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Berggren, L., Borwein, J., Borwein, P. (2000). The Banū Mūsā: The Measurement of Plane and Solid Figures ( ~ 850). In: Pi: A Source Book. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3240-5_6
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