Fermat Problem/Historical Note

Historical Note on Fermat Problem

Pierre de Fermat sent the problem now known as the Fermat Problem to Evangelista Torricelli, who immediately solved it and returned the solution to Fermat straight away.

Hence the point in question bears the name of either or both mathematicians.


Sources

  • 1992: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Henry van Etten
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