Philosophers At War - The Quarrel Between Newton and Leibniz

Klappentext A blow-by-blow account of the celebrated controversy over the invention of the calculus. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Chronological outline; 1. Introduction; 2. Beginnings in Cambridge; 3. Newton states his claim: 1685; 4. Leibniz encounters Newton: 1672-1676; 5. The emergence of the calculus: 1677-1699; 6. The outbreak: 1693-1700; 7. Open warfare: 1700-1710; 8. The philosophical debate; 9. Thrust and parry: 1710-1713; 10. The dogs of war: 1713-1715; 11. War beyond death: 1715-1722; Appendix; Notes; Index.

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• Autori: A. Rupert Hall, A.Rupert Hall, Alfred Rupert Hall, Hall Alfred Rupert
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.09.2002
• EAN: 9780521524896
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52489-6
• Pagine: 356
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SCIENCE / History, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, History of Science, History of mathematics