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On the history of Fermat’s last theorem: fresh views on an old tale

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Corry, L. On the history of Fermat’s last theorem: fresh views on an old tale . Math. Semesterber. 57, 123–138 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00591-010-0068-4

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