Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/114 - Elementary Arithmetic/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems $114$ - Elementary Arithmetic
- This is the kind of question that was very popular in Venice and elsewhere about the middle of the sixteenth century.
- Nicola Fontana, generally known as "Tartaglia" (the stammerer) was largely responsible for the invention.
Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $114$. -- Elementary Arithmetic
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Miscellaneous Puzzles: $189$. Elementary Arithmetic