Classic mathematical puzzles with stories to match
Good Condition - with light surface scuffs, minor edge wear, small corner bends and slight cover curl.
H. E. Dudeney turns mathematical recreation into a collection of entertaining challenges, beginning with problems posed by the pilgrims of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Further groups introduce new characters and settings, giving questions of number, arrangement and geometry a lively narrative frame. More than one hundred puzzles invite readers to look carefully, test assumptions and search for an ingenious route to an answer, with diagrams and illustrations supporting the problems. Full solutions explain the reasoning, making the collection rewarding even when a particular challenge proves elusive. Combining approachable storytelling with a serious pleasure in logical thought, The Canterbury Puzzles offers a classic selection for readers who enjoy discovering how a seemingly simple question can conceal a surprisingly elegant solution.
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