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

• Main Author: Sonar, Thomas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.