Unraveling the secret of Benjamin Franklin: Constructing Franklin squares of higher order

Abstract

Benjamin Franklin constructed three squares which have amazing properties, and his method of construction has been a mystery to date. In this article, we divulge his secret and show how to construct such squares for any order.

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