The Mathematical Career of Pierre de Fermat, 1601-1665, 2nd ed.

Renaissance Quarterly | March 22, 1997| | Copyright

This book is the second edition of a significant work that focuses on the thought of the early seventeenth-century French mathematician, Pierre de Fermat. Mahoney's goals are twofold: to "give as full account as possible of the life and mathematical career of Pierre de Fermat," and "to make a contribution to a deeper understanding of mathematics in the seventeenth century . . . by revealing the thought of one of its foremost practitioners and . . . analyzing contemporary reaction to it" (xi, xiii). The author succeeds on both accounts with solid scholarship and persuasive ...

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