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Subject: Re: Magic Square
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:02:12 -0500
From: Alex Bogomolny

Dear Mike:

Yes, there is an algorithmic approach to solving your problem. The solution is

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

which I picked up from a russian text. However, an explanation also appears in the following two books:

  1. M.Gardner, Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments
  2. Ya.I.Perelman, Fun with Maths and Physics

Best regards,
Alexander Bogomolny

 

 

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