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Ancient Chinese puzzle: seven shapes, endless image possibilities await!
Tangrams
330 Puzzles
$29.95
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176 pages
- Release Date
28 March 2003
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Summary
What is a tangram? It is more easily seen and understood than defined in words. But to put it briefly, it is a geometric dissection puzzle in which seven standard pieces (five triangles, one square, one rhomboid) are used to make images of various objects.
The origin of the name is not known, but the game itself is of Chinese origin, and for centuries it has been one of the most popular diversions in the Orient.
The tangram is not entirely new to America, since Yankee sea capt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486214832 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0486214834 |
| Author: | Ronald C. Read |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 28 March 2003 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 136mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Dover Recreational Math |
| Audience Age: | 9 |
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Ronald C. Read
Read is with the University of Waterloo.
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