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In 1826 she submitted a revised version of her 1821 essay to the Academy.

According to Andrea del Centina, a math professor at the University of Ferrara in Italy, the revision included attempts to clarify her work by “ introducing certain simplifying hypotheses.

" This put the Academy in an awkward position, as they felt the paper to be “ inadequate and trivial ,” but they did not want to “ treat her as a professional colleague, as they would any man, by simply rejecting the work .” So Augustin-Louis Cauchy, who had been appointed to review her work, recommended she publish it, and she followed his advice.