Repeating circle without reflection invented by Etienne Lenoir, assistant to Jean-Charles de Borda, in 1784. Copperplate engraving by Sydney Hall after a drawing by J. Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820.

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