Fermat's Last Theorem - Simon Singh
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xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution
"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain."
With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations. What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for more than 350 years. In Fermat's Enigma--based on the author's ...
"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain."
With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations. What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for more than 350 years. In Fermat's Enigma--based on the author's ...
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1997 Uitgever: Fourth Estate 384 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1857025210 ISBN-13: 9781857025217Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original boards, dust jacket, some illustrations in b/w (including photgraphs), 8vo.; Small stain on top cut and side cut. [Auteur: Singh, Simon] [Pagina's: 362] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : Fourth Estate] [Jaar: 1997] [Titel: Fermat's Last Theorem: The ...
