An attack on Gauss, published by Legendre in 1820
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: An attack on Gauss, published by Legendre in 1820
zbMATH Open document ID: 0358.01009
DOI: 10.1016/0315-0860(77)90032-5
author: Stephen M. Stigler
published in: Historia Mathematica
publication date: 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The question of priority in the discovery of the method of least squares reached a climax when Legendre published an attack on Gauss in 1820. The background of the dispute is sketched, and this little known attack is presented in translation.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A55
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 65-03
zbMATH DE Number: 3557715
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0315-0860(77)90032-5
OpenAlex ID: W2029396229
cites work: Q5572275
cites work: Q5722237
cites work: Q5510973
cites work: Q5181304
Recommended article: On Gauss's Entry from January 6, 1809
Recommended article: Q3993741
Recommended article: Q4368192
Recommended article: A commentary on Gauss's mathematical diary, 1796--1814, with an English translation
Recommended article: The method of Gauss in 1799
Recommended article: Q5432997
Recommended article: Gauss on the background of his epoch
Recommended article: Q4421543
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3557715