Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 578 g
The Quarrel Between Newton and Leibniz
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 578 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-52489-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Probably the most celebrated controversy in all of the history of science was that between Newton and Leibniz over the invention of the calculus. The argument ranged far beyond a mere priority dispute and took on the character of a war between two different philosophies of nature. Newton was the first to devise the methods of the calculus, but Leibniz (who independently discovered virtually identical methods) was the first to publish, in 1684. Mutual toleration passed into suspicion and, at last, denunciation of each by the other as a fraud and a plagiarist. The affair became a scandal, as British mathematicians asserted Newton's claims before the public while their Continental colleagues hotly defended Leibniz's priority. Professor Hall analyzes the situation out of which the dispute arose, the circumstances that caused it to become embittered, the dispositions of the chief actors, and the shifts in their opinions of each other.
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- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Geschichte der Chemie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Geschichte der Psychologie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
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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.
