Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/146 - The Swarm of Bees/Historical Note

Historical Note on Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems $146$ - The Swarm of Bees

Henry Ernest Dudeney reports:

Here is an example of the elegant way in which Bhaskara, in his great work Lilivati, in $1150$, dressed his little puzzles.

Note his continued misspelling of Lilavati.

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $146$. -- The Swarm of Bees
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Miscellaneous Puzzles: $218$. The Swarm of Bees