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No. XVIII.—SQUARING BY ANNO DOMINI

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Here is a curious form of Magic Square. The year 1892 is taken as its basis.

112 124 136 148 160 172 184 196 208 220 232
147 159 171 183 195 207 219 231 122 123 135
182 194 206 218 230 121 133 134 146 158 170
217 229 120 132 144 145 157 169 181 193 205
131 143 155 156 168 180 192 204 216 228 119
166 167 179 191 203 215 227 118 130 142 154
190 202 214 226 117 129 141 153 165 177 178
225 116 128 140 152 164 176 188 189 201 213
139 151 163 175 187 199 200 212 224 115 127
174 186 198 210 211 223 114 126 138 150 162
209 221 222 113 125 137 149 161 173 185 197

Within this square 1892 can be counted up in all the usual ways, and altogether in 44 variations. Thus any two rows that run parallel to a diagonal, and have between them eleven cells, add up to this number, if they are on opposite sides of the diagonal.

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