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Summary:
Definition of affinity in a plane and its properties. Ellipse as an image of a circle in different types of affinity in a plane. The cross-piece construction of an ellipse and its relationship to the parallelogram method. Construction of an ellipse based on affinity between a circle and an ellipse which is different from the cross-piece construction. The draftman's method and the trammel method of ellipse construction and their relationship.
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