This book defines 239 terms associated with magic squares, cubes, tesseracts, stars, hexagrams, etc. Many tables compare characteristics between orders or dimensions. The illustrations were chosen, where possible, to demonstrate additional features besides the particular definition.

Provides a history of magic squares and similar structures, describing their construction and classification, along with informaiton on newly discovered objects.

No advanced mathematical knowledge to construct these three-dimensional mind bogglers; including pandiagonal and perfect cubes ? many entirely new constructions, too. 111 figures.

Fans of sudoku may not know that the game is a recent offshoot of the venerable Magic Square, which dates back more than 4,000 years to ancient China. This book provides a delightful account of the mind-boggling variety possible with magical squares.