Re: [math-fun] favorite theorem

28 Apr 2006

      My current (as of 5 minutes ago) favorite theorem:

The names of all mathematical theorems are wrong; they
incorrectly attribute the original discoverer.

Lemma 1.  Most theorems are due to Euler.

Lemma 2.  Many of the rest are due to Gauss.

At 01:50 PM 4/28/2006, Richard Guy wrote:
...
A couple of small glosses on these:
2. P'olya's theorem is due to Redfield.
R.

Henry Baker