Pierre de Fermat

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Born	August 17, 1601 • France
Died	January 12, 1665 (aged 63) • Castres • France • (Anniversary in 2 days)
Notable Works	“Introduction to Loci”
Subjects Of Study	Fermat prime • Fermat’s hyperbola • Fermat’s last theorem • Fermat’s parabola • Fermat’s principle • Fermat’s spiral • Fermat’s theorem • analytic geometry • curve • differentiation • prime

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