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Magic Age Card."

Magic Age Card."

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Magic Age Card.": Manuscript on paper.

by Mathematics puzzle

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About This Item

American or British, After 1760. Very Good. 1 leaf, 200 x 323mm; watermark of crowned lion with scepter and fascia of arrows, very like Churchill #88, which he identifies as English colonial, dated 1762. Seven columns of numbers, with brief explanation on verso. Folds, some beginning to split.

Manuscript 18th-century game or puzzle which allows whoever knows the key to accurately guess anyone's age (or chosen number in a "pick-a-number" scenario). We won't divulge the secret--but it has to do with binomial number systems--and it works! Similar magic age tables persist to the present day in a somewhat different form.

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Bookseller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
6004
Title
Magic Age Card."
Author
Mathematics puzzle
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Place of Publication
American or British
Date Published
After 1760
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
magic tricks binary numbers computer science parlor games age-guessing game
Bookseller catalogs
The Long Eighteenth Century;

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About the Seller

Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio

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Biblio member since 2006
Tuxedo Park, New York

About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio

Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio owes its name and its inspiration to the traditional Italian studio bibliografico. These small antiquarian bookshops, typically run by individuals who combine deep scholarship with a love of the printed object, remind us that underlying the words "study" and "studio" is the Latin term for zeal and devotion, studium. Since 1993, my goal has been to match discerning collectors with extraordinary books and manuscripts.

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Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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