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Needle problem, 132

Negative digits, 51

Neuter, 279

New School for Social Research, 7

Nim, 86-88

Nomogram, 110

Normal case, magic squares, 143

Norton, W. W., 8

Notation, scales of, 49-58

Numa, calendar, 109

Numbers, battle of, 83-86

guessing, 56-66

mathematics without, 13-21

Numerical pastimes, 44-94

o

Octagon, 204

One-sided surfaces, 212-213

Order, magic squares, 143

Orthogonal, magic squares, 143, 189

Over ten, game, 126-127

Ozanam,34

P

Paillot, 302

Pallas, 24

Pandects, problem of, 28

Panmagic, defined, 143

Panmagic squares, 170-176

Parallelograms, Heronian, 107-108

Parker, 8

Partner changes, 226-230

Pascal, 66, 117, 119

Pascal's triangle, checkers and, 269

Peg solitaire, 297

Pell's equation, 100

Pendus, les, 291

Pentagonal numbers, 67

Perelman, 57

Perfect numbers, 70-73

Permutational games, 302-323

Permutational problems, 214-238

Permutations,linear, of n things, 239-

240

Perpetual calendars, 109-116

Pervouchine, 74

Pettie, 291

Philosophers, 15

Pigeolet, 82

Pillai, Siva.sankara.na.rayana, 290

Plana, 70

Plane figures, dissection, 193-198

Poisson, 136

Index 8~9

Polish bank, 127

Polycrates, 23

Polyhedron, 18

Polytechnic School Game, 295

Pool, in games, 127

Positional games, 267-302

Poulet, 70, 215

Powers, 78

Prices, problems on, 33-37

Prime numbers, 78-79

Primitive triangles, 95-104

Probabilities, 117-141

Problems, solution by false methods,

42-43

Punga,282

Pyramidal numbers, 68

Pythagoras, 23

Pythagorean relation, 95-108

Q

Quadrilles, 303-304

Queens, domination of board by, 255-

256

problem of, 238, 247-256

Qu~telet, 138

R

Railroad trains, problems on, 38

Ramesam, 70

Raynor, 174

Reapportionment, 29-31

Reuscble, 70

Reversi, 281

Right triangles, 95-104

Rings, Chinese, 58, 89-92

Romulus, 109

Rooks, domination of-board by, 256

problem of, 240-247

Rose-Innes, 66

Roulette, 130-132

Round dances, 228-230

Round-robin, 231

ROma,282

Russian bank, 128

S

Saint-LagUe, 221

Saint Petersburg paradox, 135-140

Scales of notation, 49-58

Scripta M athematica, 208

Seelhof,74

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