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giovonni · 11-23-2009, 05:30 AM

To bring order from total chaos~

"One of history's best known magic squares is the order-eight published in 1769 by American scientist Benjamin Franklin, and which became famous for its inclusions of never before seen "bent diagonal summations." Franklin's obsession with this mystical art form most likely stemmed from his personal associations with the prominent alchemists and mystics of his day, as well as his own belief in astroogy, which were the underpinnings for the predictions made in his Poor Richard's Almanack
(TLS 388).

11-23-2009, 05:30 AM	#79
giovonni Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: within my heart Posts: 1,209	Re: Dan Brown's~ Lost Symbol To bring order from total chaos~ "One of history's best known magic squares is the order-eight published in 1769 by American scientist Benjamin Franklin, and which became famous for its inclusions of never before seen "bent diagonal summations." Franklin's obsession with this mystical art form most likely stemmed from his personal associations with the prominent alchemists and mystics of his day, as well as his own belief in astroogy, which were the underpinnings for the predictions made in his Poor Richard's Almanack (TLS 388).