Math 181.S96, Construction: The Vesica Piscis
- VP = vesica piscis,
- pronounced: vuh-SEEK-uh PISS-kus,
- or if you prefer, VES-i-kuh PIE-sees.
- Latin: The bladder of a fish.
ANIMATE:
The construction, animated at the rate of one frame per second.
THE STEPS: The construction, step-by-step.
- Step 01
: This straight line is to be bisected.
- Step 02
: Draw a circle through one end centered at the other.
- Step 03
: Draw a circle through the other end centered at the first.
- Step 04
: Draw a straight line through the two points of intersection of the circles.
- Step 05
: Here is the vesica piscis with its cross.
- Step 06
: Here is the original line with its constructed orthogonal bisector.
Revised 14 April 1996.
