Reconstruction of the Beggar's Knoll 27-07-2010 formation | |||||
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Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||||
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Construct the inscribed square of circle 1, sides horizontal and vertical. | |||||
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Construct a circle centered at the righthand intersection of circle 1 and the horizontal centerline, passing through the intersection of the upper side of square 2 and the vertical centerline. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 3 at the lefthand side. | |||||
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Copy circle 4 to the upper intersection of circle 1 and the vertical centerline. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the righthand intersection of circles 3 and 5. | |||||
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Copy circle 4 to the righthand intersection of circle 6 and the horizontal centerline. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 3, tangent to circle 7 at the lefthand side. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, passing through the upper intersection of circles 6 and 8. | |||||
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Copy circle 4 to the righthand intersection of circle 8 and the horizontal centerline. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 3, tangent to circle 10 at the righthand side. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, passing through the upper intersection of circles 6 and 11. | |||||
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Construct a circle centered at the upper righthand angular point of square 2, passing through the upper righthand intersection of circles 3 and 9. | |||||
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Copy circle 13 to the center of circle 3. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, passing through the upper intersection of circles 6 and 14. | |||||
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Construct a circle centered at the upper righthand angular point of square 2, passing through the lower intersection of circle 15 and the vertical centerline. | |||||
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Copy circle 16 to the center of circle 3. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, passing through the upper intersection of circles 6 and 17. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 3, passing through the lower intersection of circle 18 and the vertical centerline. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, passing through the upper intersection of circles 6 and 19. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 10 at the lefthand side. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, tangent to circle 21 at the upper side. | |||||
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Copy circle 22 to the upper intersection of circle 5 and the vertical centerline. | |||||
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Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, tangent to circle 23 at the lower side. | |||||
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Copy circles 3, 8, 11, 14, 17 and 19, to the lefthand intersection of circle 1 and the horizontal centerline. | |||||
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Copy circles 5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20 and 24, to the lower intersection of circle 1 and the vertical centerline. | |||||
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Circles 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 and 26, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||||
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Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. High resolution dwf-file | |||||
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Colour all areas corresponding to standing... High resolution dwf-file | |||||
30. | |||||
...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Beggar's Knoll formation of 27-07-2010. High resolution dwf-file | |||||
31. | Photo by: John Montgomery Photo by: Olivier Morel Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector | ||||
The final result, matched with two aerial images. | |||||
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Copyright © 2010, Zef Damen, The Netherlands Personal use only, commercial use prohibited. | |||||