Unraveling the secret of Benjamin Franklin: Constructing Franklin squares of higher order

2015/09/23 by Maya Mohsin Ahmed, Ahmed, Maya Mohsin
Mathematics · #FOS: Mathematics #History and Overview (math.HO) #History and Theory of Mathematics #math.HO

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1509.07756

arxiv created 2015/09/23 · openalex publication_date 2015/09/23 · arxiv updated 2015/09/28 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Benjamin Franklin constructed three squares which have amazing properties, and his method of construction has been a mystery to date. In this article, we divulge his secret and show how to construct such squares for any order.

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