Why John Chortasmenos Sent Diophantus to the Devil

oleh: Fabio Acerbi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Duke University 2013-06-01

Deskripsi

Paleographical and mathematical arguments establish that Chortasmenos’ invective against Diophantus for the difficulty of a problem refers not to problem 2.8, which triggered Fermat’s ‘last theorem’, but to the far more difficult 2.7.<br />