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| Sep 4, 2010 at 21:58 | comment | added | Thierry Zell | One just needs to look in the MR to see that many distinguished mathematicians rediscovered and even published results that were already known. While there is every reason to avoid this reinvention of the wheel as much as possible, I think one must make peace with the notion that it is bound to happen at times. With the added bonus that a new proof can add new understanding (or even poke holes in the previous proof!). | |
| Apr 28, 2010 at 1:46 | history | edited | Pete L. Clark | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Apr 27, 2010 at 16:09 | history | answered | Pete L. Clark | CC BY-SA 2.5 |