The Tower of Hanoi

THE TOWER OF HANOÏ

AUTHENTIC BRAIN TEASER OF THE ANAMITES

A GAME BROUGHT BACK FROM TONKIN

BY PROFESSOR N. CLAUS (OF SIAM)
Mandarin of the College of Li-Sou-Stian!

(From the box cover of the original Tower of Hanoi puzzle.)

Original Instructions: See the two-page instruction sheet that accompanied the Tower of Hanoi puzzle marketed in 1883 by Professor N. CLAUS (DE SIAM), an anagram pseudonym for Professor Édouard LUCAS (D'AMEINS).
In French: A scanned graphic of the original document. Difficult to read.
In English: An html version of my translation.
My Papers: Download your own copies of papers I have written on various aspects of the Tower of Hanoi, including an extensive bibliography of 369 published works on this topic.

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Last updated 27 August 1998