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10 февраля 2013 г., 03:42
Reductio ad absurdum, which... «Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem»
Reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician's finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit than any chess play: a chess player may offer the sacrifice of a pawn or even a piece, but a mathematician offers the game.
