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Construction of Magic Squares Using the Knight’s Move in Islamic Mathematics

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Sesiano, J. Construction of Magic Squares Using the Knight’s Move in Islamic Mathematics. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 58, 1–20 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-003-0071-4

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