The Zen of magic squares, circles, and stars : an exhibition of surprising structures across dimensions
Provides a history of magic squares and similar structures, describing their construction and classification, along with informaiton on newly discovered objects
Print Book, English, [2003], ©2002
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., [2003], ©2002
xx, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780691115979, 0691115974
232876181
Preface xi Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: Magic Construction 37 CHAPTER TWO: Classification 65 CHAPTER THREE: Gallery I : Squares, Cubes, and Tesseracts 147 CHAPTER FOUR: Gallery 2: Circles and Spheres 297 CHAPTER FIVE: Gallery 3: Stars, Hexagons, and Other Beauties 325 Some Final Thoughts 369 Notes 375 For Further Reading 395 Index 397 About the Author 403
Reprint. Originally published: 2002. With an updates section