| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Methods of Trisection / Division into Fifths | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of methods of dividing into fifths by folding
paper. Please contact me if you know any of this
information is incorrect or if you have any other
information that should be added. Thank you. ********** 1890 'Exercises Methodiques de Travaux Manuels' by Jean Boogaerts, which was published in Belgium and France in 1890, contains a methods of dividing an edge into fifths. It is not clear whether this method uses folding or whether the necessary marks are made using a pen.
********** 1913 A way of dividing a square into a 5x5 grid is given in 'Trabajo Manual' by C Champy Alvear, which was published by Cabaut y Cia in Buenos Aires in 1913.
********** The same method appears: 1939 In 'Trabajo Manual Educativo' by Araminta V Aramburu, which was published by F Crespillo in Buenos Aires in 1939.
********* 1940 In 'El Plegado y Cartonaje en la Escuela Primaria' by Antonio M Luchia and Corina Luciani de Luchia, which was published by Editorial Kapelusz in Buenos Aires in 1940
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