Gauss’ BetOptimization Models > Gauss’ Bet | Functions and Maps | Standard Forms | Nomenclature | Problem Classes | Complexity | History
In the early 1800's, astronomers had just discovered a new planetoid, Ceres, when the object became impossible to track due to the glare of the sun. Surely the object would reappear some time soon; but where to look in the vast sky? The problem of predicting the location of the object, based on location data gathered during the past 40 days, became the challenge of the day for the astronomy community.
Note that there is a controversy as to the identity of the inventor of the Least-Squares method, as Legendre has published it earlier than Gauss (in 1805), but Gauss claimed to have discovered it years before (see here). |