The Condorcet Paradox
A majority prefers A to B, and B to C, and C to A. Every voter was honest and nobody made a mistake.
178517 min read
French mathematics and naval science
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 – 1799
French mathematician, physicist and naval officer. In 1770 he read a memoir to the Académie royale des sciences proposing the rank-scoring election method now called the Borda count, published in 1781 as Mémoire sur les élections au scrutin. He also worked on fluid mechanics, surveying instruments, and the meridian measurements that fixed the length of the metre.