History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s15.26
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s15.26
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¹ *BBi*, p. 38. It is remarkable that the equation 61x² + 1 = y² was proposed by Fermat to Frénicle in a letter of February, 1657. Euler solved it in 1732.
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- Bījagaṇita — Bhāskara II, Sanskrit