Magic Squares and Cubes (1917)

Livro digital

Título:
Magic Squares and Cubes (1917)

Autor:
W. S. Andrews

Categoria:
Tecnologia > Geral

Doador:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
From the opening chapters on the essential characteristics of magic squares and cubes, this volume immediately targets readers who want more than a curiosity piece. It starts with the core rules, then moves into associated odd and even constructions, De La Hire’s method, composite and concentric forms, and the first steps from squares into cubes. The table of contents makes the range unusually clear: Franklin squares, symbolic reflections, a mathematical study of series, Pythagorean numbers, and a chapter on curious combinations all sit beside formal constructive notes. The later sections widen the field further with magic circles, spheres, stars, octahedroids, ornate squares, and multiple methods from several contributors. As a collaborative mathematical collection, the book offers both systematic technique and playful extension. Readers get a structured path from fundamentals to specialized forms, with historical remarks, analytical commentary, and construction problems that show how rich and varied the subject can be.