A Circle is determined by three points

Switzerland, 1951

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Episode of Series “Animated Geometry”.
The three degrees of freedom of a circle - the radius and the co-ordinates of the centre - are reduced stage by stage until finally three points are given. Animated diagrams.

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Credits

director

J Nicolet

Duration

00:02:00:00

Production places
Switzerland
Production dates
1951

Appears in

Animated Geometry

Group of items

Animated Geometry

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320352

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Geometry - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mathematics - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geometry

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mathematics - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - Switzerland

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Sound

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Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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