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TITLE:	Fermat's enigma : the epic quest to solve the world's greatest mathematical problem / Simon Singh ; foreword by John Lynch.
AUTHOR:	Singh, Simon.
PUBLISHED:	New York, N.Y. : Anchor Books, 1998.
DESCRIPTION:	xviii, 315 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
EDITION:	1st Anchor Books ed.
NOTES:	Originally published: New York : Walker, 1997.
NOTES:	Includes bibliographical references(p. 301-305) and index.
NOTES:	School Library Journal
NOTES:	Library Journal Starred
NOTES:	Publisher's Weekly
NOTES:	Traces the centuries-long history of the quest to prove the mathematical equation known as Fermat's Last Theorem.
NOTES:	Interest level: Adult
NOTES:	Donated by Mr. Jonathan Gourlay (5/11/01)
SUBJECT:	Fermat's last theorem.
SUBJECT:	Algebra--Problems, exercises, etc.
SUBJECT:	Mathematics--History.