Elliptic Chords


	These chords connect regularly spaced points on an ellipse. Modify the eccentricity by changing the minor axis or offset the points to be connected.


	Contributed by: Michael Schreiber
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Ellipse (Wolfram MathWorld)

"Elliptic Chords" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
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Contributed by: Michael Schreiber

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