The History of the Priority Di∫pute between Newton and Leibniz Mathematics in History and Culture /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sonar, Thomas (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

This book provides a thrilling history of the famous priority dispute between Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton, presenting the episode for the first time in the context of cultural history. It introduces readers to the background of the dispute, details its escalation, and discusses the af...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• An Attunement
• `On ye Shoulders of Giants'
• The Warriors Grow Up
• The Cold War Begins
• The Apparent Relaxation
• The Aftermath of the Principia Mathematica
• The War is getting hot
• War of Extermination
• Beyond the Grave
• The Early Challenges
• The Aftermath of the War
• Epilogue
• Eberhard Knobloch's Epilogue
• References
• List of Figures
• Index of Names
• Subject Index.