Kepler's Conjecture/Historical Note/Mistake

Source Work

2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.):

Kepler's conjecture (J. Kepler, 1611)

Mistake

The conjecture was proved in $2006$ by T.C. Hales.

Correction

Technically incorrect.

Annals of Mathematics accepted the proof presented by Thomas Callister Hales in $2005$, but there existed only $99\%$ certainty taht it was correct.

The proof was finally declared complete and correct in August $2014$.

Sources

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