The arbelos (ancient Greek for "shoemaker's knife") is a geometric figure that was already explored by Archimedes from Syracuse. It is bounded by three semicircles and is shown here in green color.
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An interesting property becomes visible if the common tangent of the two small semicircles is added (vertical line). In the two parts of the arbelos that are separated by this line, we draw the largest circles (violet) that still fit. Because these circles have the same radius, they are called the twin circles of Archimedes.