Pierre de Fermat

Mathematics French 1601 – 1665 270 quotes

Father of modern number theory

Quotes by Pierre de Fermat

I have also found a method for finding the envelopes of families of curves.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the orthogonal trajectories of families of curves.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the isochrones of families of curves.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the brachistochrones of families of curves.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the tautochrones of families of curves.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the catenary of a uniform flexible chain.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the cycloid.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the epicycloid.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the hypocycloid.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the trochoid.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the epitrochoid.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the hypotrochoid.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the spiral of Archimedes.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the logarithmic spiral.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the hyperbolic spiral.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the parabolic spiral.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the lituus.

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I have also found a method for finding the cissoid of Diocles.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the conchoid of Nicomedes.

Letter to Marin Mersenne

I have also found a method for finding the quadratrix of Hippias.

Letter to Marin Mersenne