Template:Did you know nominations/Sylvester–Gallai theorem
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 00:32, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
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Sylvester–Gallai theorem
- ... that among proofs of the Sylvester–Gallai theorem on lines through two points, Kelly's has been praised as "simply the best", but also criticized as "like using a sledge hammer to crack an almond"? Source: "simply the best": Aigner and Ziegler, Proofs from THE BOOK (6th ed., 2018), p. 77; different page numbers in earlier editions e.g. here. "Sledge hammer": Coxeter, Introduction to Geometry (1969), p. 181; also re-quoted elsewhere e.g. here.
- Reviewed: Cross of Camargue and Anchored Cross
Improved to Good Article status by David Eppstein (talk). Self-nominated at 22:01, 4 September 2020 (UTC).
Promoted to GA within the proper timeframe, long enough, obviously sufficiently sourced/etc. since it passed GA review (and no concerns of my own, aside from a minor cite error I've mentioned on the article talk page). Verified "simply the best" and "like using a sledge hammer" quotes in their sources, and while a math theorem may not generally be interesting to a broad audience I think the almond analogy is fun and attention-grabbing. GorillaWarfare (talk) 19:51, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
