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Section 1. First properties of the circle

2. Of angles in a circle

3. Rectangles under the segments of chords

4. Regular polygons, and approximation to the area of the circle

5. The circle a maximum of area, and a minimum of perimeter

6. Simple and plane loci

7. Problems