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Stomachion

designed by
Archimedes, (Greece) 287 – 212 b. Chr.
description
a tangramlike 2-dimensional layerpuzzle, designed by the old greek mathematician Archimedes; Bill Cutler (USA) found 536 different solutions for a square. You can also build some animal shapes, described by the roman poet Ausonius ( 340 a. Chr.). Definitely the oldest puzzle described in the world, lokk at : New York Times 12/14/2003. I used that puzzle as my exchange IPP 1997 in San Francisco
difficulty
solutions for the squares not too hard, some animal shapes are difficult to find
produced from:
shamena wood or maple
size
12x12x12 cm

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 16 March, 2004.
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