An attack on Gauss, published by Legendre in 1820 (Q1239146)
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An attack on Gauss, published by Legendre in 1820 (English)
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1977
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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.
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