Excerpt from Récréations Mathématiques, Vol. 4: Le Calendrier Perpétuel, l'Arithmétique en Boules, l'Arithmétique en Bâtons, les Mérelles au Xiiie Siècle, les Carrés Magiques de Fermat, les Réseaux Et les Dominos, les Régions Et les Quatre Couleurs; La Machine à Marcher
La combinaison de ces mouvements et de leurs révolutions nous a donné la mesure du temps, par le Calendrier, qui devait servir beaucoup plus tard à formuler les lois du mouvement des corps célestes par l'attraction universelle!
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