Bored with meetings, inventor Benjamin Franklin doodles on paper to pass the time. While writing down numbers in a box, Ben wonders how the numbers add up in rows and columns...and the Magic Squares are born
This engaging title shows how Benjamin Franklin, inventor, writer and scientist, created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored while serving as clerk for the Pennsylvania Assembly.
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1717-swimming paddles for feet and hand 1729-whoopee cushion 1736-the magic squares 1742-the Franklin stove 1749-biofical glasses 1752-experiments with electricity 1755-the long arm 1759-1760-the rocking chair fan 1751-streetlights enacted 1768-the chair-desk 1772-combination locks 1780-calculator 1786-modern calculator
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The earliest recorded instance of the Chinese Lo Shu magic square dates back to around 2200 BC during the reign of Emperor Yu in ancient China.
Benjamin Franklin was deeply interested in the scientific world. He also liked to write.In his childhood he liked swimming and building. That's what I can say off the top of my head, I hope it helps!
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin would concoct magic squares when debates got rather tedious
The duration of Franklin's Magic Christmas is 3300.0 seconds.
Franklin's Magic Christmas was created on 2001-11-06.
To make a fraction magic square, start by filling in the grid with fractions so that each row, column, and diagonal has the same sum. Use different fractions that have the same sum but different denominators to create a variety of solutions. You can also adjust the value of the fractions to make the magic square more challenging.
Franklin's Magic Christmas - 2002 V is rated/received certificates of: Denmark:A Finland:K-3 UK:U
3x3 magic square 25 total
The constant is 34.
Just take any magic square, and multiply every number by 5. Here you will get another magic square with all numbers multiples of 5.
A 3x3 magic square has the property that the sum of the numbers in each row, column, and diagonal is the same. For a 3x3 magic square using the numbers 1 to 9, the magic constant is 15, not 18. If you're referring to a different set of numbers or a modified version of a magic square, please specify the numbers used to achieve a magic constant of 18.
Think! What if the magic square had an even number of cells. There's your answer.