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The last problem / E.T. Bell ; introduction and notes by Underwood Dudley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bell, Eric Temple, 1883-1960, author.
- Series:
- Spectrum, 2638-9045 ; v. 91
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Number theory.
- Fermat's theorem.
- Mathematics--History.
- Mathematics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, c1990.
- System Details:
- Mode of access : World Wide Web
- Contents:
- Introduction Prospectus: Unfinished Business The Far Beginnings: Babylon and Egypt Philosophical Interlude Alexander's Contribution Cleopatra's Gift From Euclid to Hypatia Dating
- Collapse
- Recovery The Last Euclidean: Bachet (1581-1638) Mathematician and Jurist
- Fermat The Catalyst: Mersenne (1588-1648) Friends and Others From the Correspondence of Fermat An Age to Remember The Jurist Aftermath (A final note by D. H. Lehmer)
- Notes:
- "... updated and revised from the 1961 edition published by Simon and Schuster, Inc."--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2017
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781470457518 (online)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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