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An introduction to string figures

An introduction to string figures

by W. W. Rouse Ball

1920String figuresHandicraftMathematics
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About this book

Discusses the history of string figures and gives directions for making cat's cradle, the ebbing tide, and many other designs.

Themes & subjects

String figuresHandicraftMathematics
First published 1920

About the author

W. W. Rouse Ball

1850 – 1925

Author

W. W. Rouse Ball

First published

1920

Pages

69

Read time

≈ 2h

Editions

11

Language

English

Publisher

W. Heffer

ISBN

9780342630752

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