Dudeney, Henry Ernest, 1857-1930 / 2008-05-18 00:00:00

EBOOK AMUSEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS ***


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[Transcribers note: Many of the puzzles in this book assume a
familiarity with the currency of Great Britain in the early 1900s. As
this is likely not common knowledge for those outside Britain (and
possibly many within,) I am including a chart of relative values.
The most common units used were:
the Penny, abbreviated: d. (from the Roman penny, denarius)
the Shilling, abbreviated: s.
the Pound, abbreviated: L
There was 12 Pennies to a Shilling and 20 Shillings to a Pound, so there
was 240 Pennies in a Pound.
To further complicate things, there were many coins which were various
fractional values of Pennies, Shillings or Pounds.
Farthing 1/4d.
Half-penny 1/2d.
Penny 1d.
Three-penny 3d.
Sixpence (or tanner) 6d.
Shilling (or bob) 1s.
Florin or two shilling piece 2s.
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