The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious ProblemsGood Press, 21 lis 2019 - 2500 Intellectual fun awaits in Henry Dudeney's work, 'The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious Problems'. A world of mathematical puzzles inspired by the timeless tales of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales' is one of the book's highlights. From challenging logic puzzles to whimsical brain teasers, this collection offers a symphony of perplexing enigmas to captivate and entertain. |
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... simple. The expert knows an idea when he sees one, and is able by long experience to judge of its value. Fertility, like facility, comes by practice. Sometimes a new and most interesting idea is suggested by the blunder of somebody over ...
... simple. The expert knows an idea when he sees one, and is able by long experience to judge of its value. Fertility, like facility, comes by practice. Sometimes a new and most interesting idea is suggested by the blunder of somebody over ...
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... that the algebraist finds to be nothing but a " simple equation , " quite easy of direct solution , up to the profoundest problems in the elegant domain of the theory of numbers . Next we have the Geometrical Puzzle, a favourite and very.
... that the algebraist finds to be nothing but a " simple equation , " quite easy of direct solution , up to the profoundest problems in the elegant domain of the theory of numbers . Next we have the Geometrical Puzzle, a favourite and very.
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... simple to the uninformed, and only prove to be a very hard nut to him after he had actually tackled it. For example, if we write down nineteen ones to form the number 1,111,111,111,111,111,111, and then ask for a number (other than 1 or ...
... simple to the uninformed, and only prove to be a very hard nut to him after he had actually tackled it. For example, if we write down nineteen ones to form the number 1,111,111,111,111,111,111, and then ask for a number (other than 1 or ...
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... simple and correct definition of " to go around , " there is no puzzle left , and you prevent an idle , and often heated , argument . When you have grasped your conditions , always see if you cannot simplify them , for a lot of ...
... simple and correct definition of " to go around , " there is no puzzle left , and you prevent an idle , and often heated , argument . When you have grasped your conditions , always see if you cannot simplify them , for a lot of ...
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... simple person will at once suggest that we might take our diagonal first, say an exact foot, and then construct our square. Yes, you can do this, but then you can never say exactly what is the length of the side. You can have it which ...
... simple person will at once suggest that we might take our diagonal first, say an exact foot, and then construct our square. Yes, you can do this, but then you can never say exactly what is the length of the side. You can have it which ...
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THE CANTERBURY PUZZLES & OTHER CURIOUS PROBLEMS: A Mathematical Puzzle Book Henry Ernest Dudeney Ograniczony podgląd - 2017 |
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