Ladies' Diary/Dutchmen's Three Wives/Proof 2/Historical Note

Historical Note on Dutchmen's Three Wives: Proof 2

This proof of the problem of the Dutchmen and their $3$ wives is reported as being the work of Mr N. Farrer, whose identity is not known.

Sources

• 1992: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): The Ladies' Diary or Woman's Almanac, $\text {1704}$ – $\text {1841}$: $141$