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[edit] Hello

Hello. There is some ambiguity about the scope of Fourier's results in Théorie analytique de la chaleur. Whether "any function" has a Fourier series depends on the class of functions considered; I suspect the early 19th c. idea of "any function" was more limited than today. I think it would very helpful for someone to find a copy of Fourier's Théorie and see what he claimed, and what he proved. Maybe I can remember to do that next time I'm at the library. Regards & happy editing, Wile E. Heresiarch 19:48, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Origins of GHE

(William M. Connolley 12:08, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)) There appears to be some confusion about the date of origin of the GHE. Fouriers 1827 article is a reprint of an 1824 one, so 1827 is wrong. It might be earlier than 1824 anyway, I've seen no evidence that there wasn't earlier stuff. Whether Fourier was even the first is unclear. Fourier didn't use the term of course.

[edit] Disliking the move

I dislike the name change. If anyone cares, I vote for moving it back again. L didn't even manage to move this talk page... William M. Connolley 16:31:13, 2005-08-04 (UTC).

The move is just a matter of compliance with Wikipedia conventions to keep people listed under their most commonly used name and not their official full name. see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names). As for the talk page, here it is now. Kind regards, --Lenthe 21:52, 4 August 2005 (UTC)