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On Nov 13, 2016, at 7:59 PM, John Denker <jsd@av8n.com> wrote:
_Stigler's law of eponymy_ states that no scientific discovery
is named after its original discoverer. I reckon that's an
exaggeration, but still it makes an interesting point.
As you might expect, this law was /not/ originally discovered
by Stigler.
I am always amused by the case of Wheatstone, who appears on
the list twice, once as the beneficiary and once as the victim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_examples_of_Stigler%27s_law
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