Melancholia

MAGIC SQUARE

Created in 1514

16 3 2 13

5

10

11

8

9

6

7

12

4

15

14

1

Why is this a magic square?

 

HINTS:

ADD (sum) the numbers in each row, what did you find?

 ADD (sum) the numbers in each column, what did you find?

ADD (sum) the numbers in each corners, what did you find?

ADD (sum) the numbers in each opposite pairs, what did you find?

ADD (sum) the numbers in each opposite corners, what did you find?

compare the numbers if they are squared, halved cubed (can you find anything else magic about it?)

Compare the date it was created to #'s in the square, did you find it

Try to create an excel spreadsheet that solves all of the above........