Dürer's Magic Square
Dürer's magic square is a Magic Square with Magic Constant 34 used in an engraving entitled MelencoliaI by Albrecht Dürer (The British Museum). The engraving shows a disorganized jumble of scientific equipment lying unusedwhile an intellectual sits absorbed in thought. Dürer's magic square is located in the upper left-hand corner of theengraving. The numbers 15 and 14 appear in the middle of the bottom row, indicating the date of the engraving, 1514.
References
Boyer, C. D. and Merzbach, U. C. A History of Mathematics. New York: Wiley, pp. 296-297, 1991. Hunter, J. A. H. and Madachy, J. S. Mathematical Diversions. New York: Dover, p. 24, 1975. Rivera, C. ``Melancholia.'' http://www.sci.net.mx/~crivera/melancholia.htm.
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