Higher Descent on Pell Conics I. From Legendre to Selmer

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This article deals with the history of certain aspects of the Pell equation X$^2$ - D y$^2$ = 4. We briefly discuss explicit units, and then study the history of Legendre's equations ax$^2$ - b y$^2$ = 4 with ab=D.
19 pages, 2 figures

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Number Theory, History and Overview, 11D09; 11R11

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/69243

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https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0311309
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