Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/39 - Surprising Relationship/Historical Note

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Historical Note on Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $39$ - Surprising Relationship

The original solution appears to have been the work of Dudeney himself.

As reported by Martin Gardner in ins $1968$ repackaging 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems, the other two solutions originated with Victor Meally.


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