Geometry Problem 640. Archimedes' Book of Lemmas: Proposition 1. 
1. Internally Tangent Circles at A
If two circles touch at A (internally), and if BC and DE are parallel diameters, then ACE is a straight line. 
                		
                
                
					
                
              	    
		  												
						
   						                		  
  						                		  
										2. Externally Tangent Circles at A.
										
			If two circles touch at A (externally), and if BC and DE are parallel diameters, then ACE is a straight line.
										 
                
					                
						
   						                		  
  						                		  
					Books of Lemmas Index
					Proposition 1 
					Proposition 2 
					Proposition 3 
					Proposition 4 
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