MAGIC SQUARES

Magic squares have fascinated humanity throughout the ages,
and have been around for over 4,120 years. They are found in
a number of cultures, including Egypt and India, engraved
on stone or metal and worn as talismans. The belief here
being that magic squares had Aastrological and Divinatory qualities, their usage ensuring age longevity and prevention or cures of human diseases.
[1] MAGIC SQURE THREE by THREE TOTALLING 15
A three by three (3x3) magic square totaling 15 horizontally, vertically or diagonally. The Chinese knew about this magic square
in 650 BC.
4
9
2
3
5
7
8
1
6
[2] MAGIC SQURE THREE by THREE TOTALLING 72
The Kubera-Kolam is a floor painting used in India which is
in the form of a magic square of order three. It is essentially
the same as the chinese Lo Shu Square, but with 19
added to each number, giving a magic constant of 72.
23
28
21
22
24
26
27
20
25

[3] MAGIC SQURE FOUR by FOUR TOTALLING 34

7
12
1
14
2
13
8
11
16
3
10
5
9
6
15
4
The 3x3 magic square was used as part of rituals in India from vedic times, and continues to be used to date.The Ganesh yantra is a 3x3 magic square. A well known early 4x4 magic square in India can be seen in Khajuraho in the Parshvanath Jain temple. It dates from the 10th century. Based on this it spread to Europe.
[4] MAGIC SQURE TWELVE by TWELVE TOTALLING 870
And it can go on developing and here is something really big a
12 columns x 12 rows magic square:
Order 12, sum 870
1
120
121
48
85
72
73
60
97
24
25
144
142
27
22
99
58
75
70
87
46
123
118
3
11
110
131
38
95
62
83
50
107
14
35
134
136
33
16
105
52
81
64
93
40
129
112
9
8
113
128
41
92
65
80
53
104
17
32
137
138
31
18
103
54
79
66
91
42
127
114
7
5
116
125
44
89
68
77
56
101
20
29
140
139
30
19
102
55
78
67
90
43
126
115
6
12
109
132
37
96
61
84
49
108
13
36
133
135
34
15
106
51
82
63
94
39
130
111
10
2
119
122
47
86
71
74
59
98
23
26
143
141
28
21
100
57
76
69
88
45
124
117
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