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Leibniz's correspondence from his years spent in Paris (1672-1676) reflects his growth to mathematical maturity whereas that from the years 1676-1701 reveals his growth to maturity in science, technology and medicine in the course of which more than 2000 letters were exchanged with more than 200 correspondents. The remaining years until his death in 1716 witnessed above all the appearance of his major philosophical works.
The focus of the present work is Leibniz's middle period and the core themes and core texts from his multilingual correspondence are presented in English from the following subject areas: mathematics, natural philosophy, physics (and cosmology), power technology (including mining and transport), engineering and engineering science, projects (scientific, technological and economic projects), alchemy and chemistry, geology, biology and medicine.
About the author
James G. O'Hara, Ph.D., (1979), University of Manchester, is an historian of science and technology. During his career, he has taught and done research in Delft, Regensburg, Stuttgart, Munich (Deutsches Museum), Hamburg and Hanover. His research interests include the edition of manuscript papers of historical personages in science and technology (17th-19th centuries). Between 1987 and 2013, he co-edited five volumes of Leibniz's correspondence in mathematics, science and technology at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library (Hanover).
