Yates's Trisector

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Originally invented by Laisant in 1875, the trisector of Yates (1938) is a mechanical device (linkage) to exactly trisect an angle. Changing the value of the opening up to 269 degrees, the gray lines trisect the chosen angle.

External Links

Angle Trisection (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Jaime Rangel-Mondragon
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​"Yates's Trisector"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/YatessTrisector/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: March 7, 2011