Definition:Elliptic Function/Historical Note

Historical Note on Elliptic Function
Elliptic functions were first explored by in $1827$, after his discovery of them as the inverse of elliptic integrals.

then continued the work in.

However, it turned out that had actually got there first, but had never got round to publishing his work.

noticed a passage in 's (Article $335$) in which it was clear that ' had already arrived at the same results that  had done, but some $30$ years before.

As wrote to his brother:
 * Mathematics would be in a very different position if practical astronomy had not diverted this colossal genius from his glorious career.