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Kepler could not establish with certainty whether his proposed densest-packing arrangement was correct.
Unresolved speaker · Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett · 26 Oct 2026
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“Unfortunately, it was impossible for him to know for sure whether his idea was correct. So fast-forward to about 1990.”2:06Report a misattribution
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