Abstract
IN the course of study, of a totally different subject, I recently came across reference to a pastime of the ancient Greeks and Romans, which was of the same nature as the Chinese puzzle, or Tangram, though more elaborate. Curiosity being excited, the scattered references were hunted up, and it was found possible to reconstruct this puzzle with practical certainty, though I have not been able to discover that this has previously been done. From the manner in which this has been received, by those who have seen it, the subject appears to be of sufficient general interest for the result to be placed on record.
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OLDHAM, R. The Loculus of Archimedes. Nature 117, 337–338 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117337a0
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