On the analytic and synthetic demonstrations in Fermat's work on the law of refraction

zbMATH Open1453.01009MaRDI QIDQ5124091FDOQ5124091

Authors: Carlos Álvarez Jimenez, Vincent Jullien, Carmen Martínez Adame 

Publication date: 17 September 2020

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zbMATH Keywords

law of refraction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

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