从外省到巴黎在欧洲历史上,十七世纪被认为是“路易十四的世纪”(伏尔泰语),也可以说是法兰西作为一个大国兴起的世纪。而在科学史上,怀特海则称之为“天才的世纪”。在这个世纪里,法国贡献出了三位科学天才,即笛卡儿、费尔马和帕斯卡尔。费尔马的兴趣主要在纯粹数学方面,尤以? From the Other Province to Paris In the history of Europe, the seventeenth century was considered “the century of Louis XIV” (Voltaire), or the century when France emerged as a great power. In the history of science, Whitehead calls it “the century of genius.” In this century, France contributed three scientific geniuses, Descartes, Fermat and Pascal. Fermat's interest mainly in pure mathematics, especially?