Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 117
Fig. 175. Required, by two straight cuts so to divide it that thepieces when reunited shall form a square. No. XIV.—The Protean Puzzle. This is a puzzle of the same class as the Anchor, Tormen-tor, and Pythagoras (pp. 77-83-), but very much easier, fromthe greater number of the component parts. It… … Fig. 176. shown in Fig. 176. Figs. 177-182 illustrate a few only ofthe many shapes which can be constructed out of the aboveelements. Dissected or Combination Ptizzles. 95
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