1768 BEN FRANKLIN MAGIC SQUARE - GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, 12 Issues MATHEMATICS

Title: THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE (Vol. 33) Author: Sylvanus Urban Publisher: Printed at St. John's Gate for D. HenryCity: London Year: 1768 (First Edition)Binding Style: HardcoverPagination: 594 Pages, with Supplement and IndexIllustrated: Yes Book Details + Condition: Scarce first edition of THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE (Vol. 33) for the full year of 1768, comprising 12 issues plus a special supplement. This edition contains the first and original publishing of Dr. Benjamin's "Magic Square of Squares" mathematical puzzle (from the July issue). Illustrated throughout, including many fold-out illustrations. Boards are no longer present, but the majority of the leather spine is intact, and all pages are tightly bound. All illustrations are present, and interior is clean and unmarked. Contents include: Dr. Benjamin Franklin's "Magic Square of Squares"; Reid's Essay of Logarithms; Improvement of the Fire Engine; Dr. Percival's Arguments Agains