Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/365 - Tangrams/Examples
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $365$
- Examples of Patterns Created using Tangrams
- In the examples given below, two complete sets of seven pieces have been combined.
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- A man riding a bicycle, and a man pushing a wheelbarrow
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- A boy riding a donkey, and a motor-car
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- A house, and a dog
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- A horse, and the British lion
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- Two cricketers in motion
Historical Note
Martin Gardner suggests a couple of books on the subject:
- 1965: Ronald C. Read: Tangrams: 330 Puzzles
- 1966: Peter Van Note: Tangrams: Picture-making Puzzle Game
Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unclassified Problems: $365$. -- Tangrams
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unclassified Puzzles: $536$. Tangrams