Transport in Swindon linked Shaw and Rushey Platt with the gate at Kingshill. The amount levied depended on the type of cart, the number of horses used and the width of wheels (as narrower wheels caused more damage to the road). Major roads near or passing through Swindon: The town is famous for its roundabouts, to the extent of selling yearly calendars featuring a different roundabout for each month. The most notable roundabout is the Magic Roundabout that lies at the junction of Drove Road, Queens Drive and Fleming Way near to the County Ground. The official name of this roundabout used to
Magic circle (mathematics) Magic circle (mathematics) Magic circles were invented by the Song dynasty (960–1279) Chinese mathematician Yang Hui (c. 1238–1298). It is the arrangement of natural numbers on circles where the sum of the numbers on each circle and the sum of numbers on diameter are identical. One of his magic circles was constructed from 33 natural numbers from 1 to 33 arranged on four concentric circles, with 9 at the center. Yang Hui's magic circle series was published in his "Xugu Zhaiqi Suanfa"《續古摘奇算法》 (Sequel to Excerpts of Mathematical Wonders) of 1275. His magic circle series includes: magic 5 circles in square,