[Clarke, William], 1800-1838 · Boston, Munroe and Francis · leaf 215
mewhat imperfect.As the pieces stand together in the foregoingfigure, you will count thirty pieces of moneyonly ; but if the two triangles and the two irreg-ular figures be joined together, as in the two last annexed figures, therewill be thirty-two pieces. QUAINT QUERY. What is the difference… … m PARADOXES AND PU2ZLES. 213 <;nlv . supposing- he wanted to make it sufficiently large to hold double thatiiu;riher,—how many additional hurdles would he have occasion for*? Answer. Tvvo. There were 48 hurdles on each side of the pen; a hur-dl.i at the top, and another at the bottom; so that,…
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