Magic Squares

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Royal
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Magic Squares

Post by Royal » Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:53 am

We've come a long way from the simplest 3x3 magic squares venerated by civilizations of almost every period and continent, from the Mayan Indians to the Hasua people of Africa. Today, mathematicians study these magic objects in high dimensions- for example, in the form of four-dimensional hypercubes that have magic sums within all appropriate directions.

The Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, Spain, features a 4x4 magic square with a magic constant of 33, the age of which Jesus died according to many biblical interpretations. Note that this is not a traditional magic square because some numbers are repeated.

16, 3, 2, 13
5, 10, 11, 8
9, 6, 7, 12
4, 15, 14, 1
I am interested if anyone uses magic squares in ritual use- like tarot cards.

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Re: Magic Squares

Post by Pigeon » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:50 pm

16, 3, 2, 13
5, 10, 11, 8
9, 6, 7, 12
4, 15, 14, 1

hahaha

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Re: Magic Squares

Post by Royal » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:19 pm

But that's what God said. Who needs math?

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