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Magic circle (mathematics)

Magic circles were invented by the Song dynasty (960–1279) Chinese mathematician Yang Hui (c. 1238–1298). It is the arrangement of natural numbers on circles where the sum of the numbers on each circle and the sum of numbers on diameters are identical. One of his magic circles was constructed from the natural numbers from 1 to 33 arranged on four…

Yang Hui magic circles, Ding Yidong magic circles & Cheng Dawei magic circles

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Yang Hui magic circles

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Ding Yidong magic circles

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Yang Hui magic circles

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Magic circle (mathematics)

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circle magic circles numbers square yang number center eight sum concentric hui arranged total mathematician one four natural chinese diameters

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