Timeline for A particular combinatorial proof of Wilson's theorem
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| Feb 2, 2011 at 10:29 | comment | added | François Brunault | To add to Ira's answer, Petersen's proof counted paths on the vertices of a regular polygon. The (equivalent) proof counting bijections of $\mathbf{Z}/p\mathbf{Z}$ was given by Dickson himself (Annals of Math (1), 11, 1896-7, 120). | |
| Feb 2, 2011 at 5:11 | vote | accept | David Feldman | ||
| Feb 2, 2011 at 3:48 | history | answered | Ira Gessel | CC BY-SA 2.5 |