Etymology

Fermat-Apollonius circle

Fer·mat-A·pol·lo·ni·us cir·cle

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The story

Named after French mathematician and lawyer Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665) and named after ancient Greek geometer and astronomer Apollonius of Perga (c. 240 BCE–c. 190 BCE).

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