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Albrecht Dürer
And his magic square
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On the wall to the right hangs the magic square Dürer created.
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It looks like this.
And what is the magic?It is the number 34! This number is the sum of the various fields within the magic square.
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The sum of all rows is 34!
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The sum of all columns is 34!
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The sum of all corners is 34!
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Move the fields one step clockwise and it is still 34!
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Move the fields another step and it is still 34!
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The sum of the fields in the center is 34!
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5 + 9 + 8 + 12 = 34
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3 + 2 + 15 + 14 = 34
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The same is true for the diagonals. . .
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16 3 2 13
5 10 11 8
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And so on: 34!
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Dürer created this square in 1514. “D“ for Dürer is the 4th letter
of the alphabet and “A“ for Albrecht is the 1st!
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Genius!
. . . He was very proud for creating this magic square – and he should be!