Hilbert-Waring Theorem/Variant Form/Particular Cases/7/Historical Note

Particular Case of the Hilbert-Waring Theorem -- Variant Form: $k = 7$: Historical Note
reports in his of $1986$ that:
 * All sufficiently large numbers are the sum of at most $137$ seventh powers.

At time of writing that may have been adequate, but since then the subject has moved on considerably.

The statement has been removed from later editions.