St. Ives Problem/Historical Note/Mistake

Source Work

 * The Dictionary
 * $7$
 * $7$


 * The Dictionary
 * $7$
 * $7$

Mistake

 * Pierce comments that it seems to be of the same origin as the House that Jack Built, and that Leonardo uses the same numbers as Ahmes and makes his calculations in the same way.

Correction
The Pierce being referred to here is a misspelling of.