Gordan, the house expert on the theory of invariants for the Mathematische Annalen, could not appreciate the revolutionary nature of Hilbert's theorem and rejected the article, criticizing the exposition because it was insufficiently comprehensive.
Gordan, o experto da teoría de invariantes do Mathematische Annalen, non apreciou a natureza revolucionaria do teorema de Hilbert e rexeitou o artigo, criticando a exposición porque non era suficientemente comprensible.