Magic Square/Examples/Order 4/Alfred Moessner

Example of Order $4$ Magic Square

This example of an order $4$ magic square is due to Alfred Moessner:

$\begin {array} {|c|c|c|c|} \hline 12 & 13 & 1 & 8 \\ \hline 6 & 3 & 15 & 10 \\ \hline 7 & 2 & 14 & 11 \\ \hline 9 & 16 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline \end {array}$


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Historical Note

Moessner's order $4$ magic square appears in volume $13$ of Scripta Mathematica.


Sources

  • 1947: Alfred Moessner: Curiosa 161: A Curious Magic Square (Scripta Mathematica Vol. 13: p. 234)
  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $16$
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $16$
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