Gauss's first argument for least squares
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Gauss's first argument for least squares
zbMATH Open document ID: 0766.01022
author: William C. Waterhouse
published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences
publication date: 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z
review text: Many historians recently have found Gauss's first publication on least squares (Theoria Motus (1809)) logically confusing. The paper aims at showing that these analyses rest on a misunderstanding of the actual structure of the argument. After the introduction, the paper discusses the basic principles behind Gauss's argument, then the basic structure of the argument. The final two sections discuss the Boscovich-Laplace method and Gauss's argument against this method.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A55
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 62-03
zbMATH DE Number: 148341
zbMATH Keywords: sample average
zbMATH Keywords: normal law
zbMATH Keywords: least squares
zbMATH Keywords: linear programming
zbMATH Keywords: Boscovich- Laplace method
MaRDI profile type: Publication
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 148341