Although Goldbach proposed his question in a letter to Euler long before Waring published Meditationes Algebraicae it is still worth noting that Waring's version was the first to be published.
Kahit Goldbach iminungkahing kanyang tanong sa isang sulat sa Euler matagal bago Waring publish Meditationes Algebraicae ito ay nagkakahalaga pa rin pagpuna na Waring's bersyon ay ang unang na-publish.