 Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number of squares. Now, supposing, a pint to contain 7680 of these...  The practical arithmetic - Page 188by John Darby (teacher of mathematics.) - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Jacques Ozanam - Mathematics - 1803 - 548 pages
...it should be granted. The mathematician however only asked a grain of wheat for the first square of the chess-board, two for the second, four for the third, and so on to the last or sixty-fourth. The prince at first was almost incensed at this demand, conceiving that... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 406 pages
...it to his prince, who was so delighted with it, that he promised' hint any reward he should ask ; on which Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1812 - 620 pages
...it to his prince, who was so delighted with it, that he promised him any reward he should ask ; on •which Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1816 - 610 pages
...prince, who was so delighted wiib •with it, that he promised him any reward he should ask ; on \vhich Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board. 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on,. doubling continually, to 64, the •whole... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 616 pages
...it to his prince, who was so delighted with it, that he promised him any reward he should ask ; oa which Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square oa the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64 the whole... | |
 | Silvestre François Lacroix - Arithmetic - 1825 - 394 pages
...showed it to his prince, who was so delighted with it, that he promised him any reward he should ask ; upon which Sessa requested that he might be allowed...first square on the chessboard, two for the second, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number of squares ; now supposing a pint to contain... | |
 | Silvestre François Lacroix - Arithmetic - 1825 - 404 pages
...showed it to his prime, who was so delighted with it, that he promised him any reward he should a I, , upon which Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, two for the second, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number of squares... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1831 - 660 pages
...was so delighted with it, that he promised him any reward he should ask ; on which Sessa requeoted that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess buard, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number... | |
 | Samuel Read Hall - Arithmetic - 1832 - 294 pages
...it to his prince, who was so delighted with it, that he promised him any reward he should ask ; on which Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually to 64, the whole number... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - World history - 1838 - 702 pages
...desired him to ask whatsoever he pleased. Sessa asked only a grain of wheat to cover the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and so on progressively through the sixty-four squares. The king regarded his request as uuworthy his merit ;... | |
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