It is uncertain why Gauss took this attitude towards Abel's work since he certainly never read it - the paper was found unopened after Gauss 's death. Ayoub gives two possible reasons:
Ito ay hindi sigurado kung bakit gauss kinuha ito attitude sa Abel ng trabaho dahil siya tiyak hindi basahin ito - ang mga papel ay natagpuan sa pinid matapos gauss' s kamatayan. Ayoub ay nagbibigay ng dalawang posibleng dahilan: