ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə "pˈæɹədˌɑːks ʌv lˈɛŋθ" wʌz pɹˈiːviəsli nˈoʊɾᵻd baɪ hjˈuːɡoʊ stˈaɪnhaʊs, ðə fˈɜːst sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk stˈʌdi ʌv ðɪs fɪnˈɑːmɪnən wʌz baɪ lˈuːɪs fɹˈaɪ ɹˈɪtʃɚdsən, ænd ɪt wʌz ɛkspˈændᵻd əpˌɑːn baɪ bɛnwˈɑː mˈændɪlbɹˌɑːt.
Although the "paradox of length" was previously noted by Hugo Steinhaus, the first systematic study of this phenomenon was by Lewis Fry Richardson, and it was expanded upon by Benoit Mandelbrot.