The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus a case study of a mathematical revolution / Richard C Brown.

Author/creator Brown, Richard C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSingapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific,
Descriptionxxi, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents 1. Evolution or revolution in mathematics -- 2. Issues in seventeenth century mathematics -- 3. Isaac Barrow: a foil to Leibniz -- 4. A young central European polymath -- 5. First steps in mathematics -- 6. The creation of calculus -- 7. Logic -- 8. The universal characteristic -- 9. The baroque cultural context -- 10. Epilogue -- 11. Some concluding remarks on mathematical change -- Appendices.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-300) and index.
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LCCN 2011279517
ISBN9789814390798
ISBN9814390798

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