Gauss-Bonnet Theorem/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Gauss-Bonnet Theorem
Carl Friedrich Gauss was aware of the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem but never published it.
It was Pierre Ossian Bonnet who first published, in $1848$, a special case.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.25$: Gauss ($\text {1777}$ – $\text {1855}$)