A newly elected member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences had to report on their most recent research and Riemann sent a report on On the number of primes less than a given magnitude another of his great masterpieces which were to change the direction of mathematical research in a most significant way.
Isang bagong elected kasapi ng ang Berlin Academy of Sciences had sa ulat sa kanilang mga pinakabagong pananaliksik at Riemann ipinadala ng isang ulat sa On ang bilang ng mga primes mas mababa sa isang binigay na ibang kahalagahan ng kanyang apo masterpieces na kung saan ay upang baguhin ang direksyon ng matematika pananaliksik sa isang pinaka-makabuluhang paraan.