by John D. Mays
NB: I first published this essay in 2010 in my old Novare Newsletter. Recently, someone was looking for this article, so this seems like an appropriate time for republishing it.
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By John Mays
In addition to writing science texts, I sometimes dabble in mathematical recreations. Here’s one.
For a long time, I have been fascinated by the nearly mystical (or maybe actually myst...