Mathematical magic squares in al-Andalus: Azarquiel’s treatise
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https://doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2009.v30.i1.74Keywords:
Magic squares, al-Andalus, Azarquiel, Talismanic magicAbstract
This paper focuses on the presence of mathematical magic squares in al-Andalus. After an introductory review on the history of magic squares, the problem of their origins and their development in Eastern Islam, the methods of construction of the talismanic squares appearing in two manuscripts of Azarquiel’s treatise, the only one on this subject known in al-Andalus, as well as their reception in Europe are examined.
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