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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... things which are too wonderful for me; four which I know not: the way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid." yea, Probing into the secrets ...
... things which are too wonderful for me; four which I know not: the way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid." yea, Probing into the secrets ...
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... thing to be of trivial importance, yet we are impelled to master it; and when we have succeeded there is a pleasure and a sense of satisfaction that are a quite sufficient reward for our trouble, even when there is no prize to be won ...
... thing to be of trivial importance, yet we are impelled to master it; and when we have succeeded there is a pleasure and a sense of satisfaction that are a quite sufficient reward for our trouble, even when there is no prize to be won ...
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... thing, but to puzzles that contain an original idea. Well, you cannot invent a good puzzle to order, any more than ... things will make scores of puzzles while another person, equally clever, cannot invent one "to save his life," as we ...
... thing, but to puzzles that contain an original idea. Well, you cannot invent a good puzzle to order, any more than ... things will make scores of puzzles while another person, equally clever, cannot invent one "to save his life," as we ...
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... thing as an immovable body , there could not at the same time exist a moving body that nothing could resist . Professor Tyndall used to invite children to ask him puzzling questions , and some of them were very hard nuts to crack . One ...
... thing as an immovable body , there could not at the same time exist a moving body that nothing could resist . Professor Tyndall used to invite children to ask him puzzling questions , and some of them were very hard nuts to crack . One ...
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... thing to do is to make sure, as far as we can, that we understand the conditions. For if we do not understand what it is we have to do, we are not very likely to succeed in doing it. We all know the story of the man who was asked the ...
... thing to do is to make sure, as far as we can, that we understand the conditions. For if we do not understand what it is we have to do, we are not very likely to succeed in doing it. We all know the story of the man who was asked the ...
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THE CANTERBURY PUZZLES & OTHER CURIOUS PROBLEMS: A Mathematical Puzzle Book Henry Ernest Dudeney Ograniczony podgląd - 2017 |
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