Book:Pierre de Fermat/Introduction to Plane and Solid Loci
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Pierre de Fermat: Introduction to Plane and Solid Loci
Published $\text {1637}$
Subject Matter
Contents
Fermat's description of his invention of analytic geometry.
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Historical Note
Introduction to Plane and Solid Loci was the fruit of Pierre de Fermat's attempt to reconstruct Apollonius of Perga's lost De Locis Planis from what little information he could find.
While circulating in manuscript form from $1637$ onwards, Introduction to Plane and Solid Loci was not formally published until after Fermat's death.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.13$: Fermat ($\text {1601}$ – $\text {1665}$)
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $6$: Curves and Coordinates: Fermat