Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/361 - Constellation Puzzle

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $361$

Constellation Puzzle

The arrangement of stars in the diagram is known as "The British Constellation".

It is not given in any star map or books, and it is very difficult to find on the clearest night for the simple reason that it is not visible.

The $21$ stars form seven lines with $5$ stars in every line.

Can you rearrange these $21$ stars so that they form $11$ straight lines with $5$ stars in every line?

There are many solutions.

Try to find a symmetrical one.

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unclassified Problems: $361$. -- Constellation Puzzle
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Combinatorial & Topological Problems: Point Alignment Puzzles: $441$. Constellation Puzzle