Timeline for What are examples of mathematical concepts named after the wrong people? (Stigler's law)
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| Nov 23, 2023 at 8:37 | comment | added | Sam Nead | According to Wikipedia, Cantor is the first to state the theorem as a theorem. Presumably he had something that looked like a proof... as did Schroeder. | |
| Nov 23, 2023 at 3:41 | comment | added | Daniel Asimov | Did Cantor even have anything at all to do with proving that? | |
| May 11, 2010 at 9:55 | history | answered | KP Hart | CC BY-SA 2.5 |