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"How Two Mathematicians Solved a 175-Year-Old ‘Federalist Papers’ Controversy" edit: bonus JK Rowling content! (link) -- (edited)

Posted by ML (aka Iadodger) Jan 18 '17, 07:05

Between 1787-88, The Federalist Papers were published under the single pseudonym “Publius.” Many believed the nom de plume referred to Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, who were out to argue in favor of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. While historians had largely identified who wrote what—with John Jay clocking in at five—as Priceonomics notes, for 175 years, there was a dispute over just how many of the rest Hamilton wrote versus Madison. Because, you know, Hamilton got Aaron Burred before he could dish.

When all was said and done, there were 12 Papers in question. And in 1962, when an answer was finally reached, it wasn’t historians but mathematicians who cracked the code.

How Statistics Solved a 175-Year-Old Mystery About Alexander Hamilton (priceonomics.com)

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~Hamilton wrote the OTHER 51!!!~ -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 18, 08:31 1
- heh... -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 08:52
this musical sounds more boring the more I learn about it -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 07:07

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