Definition:Riemannian Manifold/Historical Note

Historical Note on Riemannian Manifold

The concept of a Riemannian manifold was originated by Bernhard Riemann in his trial lecture (published as Ueber die Hypothesen, welche der Geometrie zu Grande liegen) to apply for position of Privatdozent (unpaid lecturer) at Göttingen.

Sources

• 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.32$: Riemann ($\text {1826}$ – $\text {1866}$)