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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160959003321

Autore

Leibniz G. W

Titolo

Early Mathematical Manuscripts of Leibniz [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dover Publications, 2012

ISBN

0-486-15471-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (394 p.)

Collana

Dover Books on Mathematics

Altri autori (Persone)

ChildJ. M

Disciplina

510

Soggetti

Mathematics

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Mathematical Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""PREFACE.""; ""Table of Contents""; ""I. - INTRODUCTION.""; ""II. - LETTER TO BERNOULLI.""; "" 1.""; ""NOTE.""; ""III. - “HISTORIA ET ORIGO CALCULI DIFFERENTIALIS.â€?""; ""Â2.""; ""IV. - MANUSCRIPTS OF THE PERIOD 1673-1675.""; "" 3.""; "" 4.""; "" 5.""; "" 6.""; "" 7.""; "" 8.""; ""Â9.""; ""Â10.""; ""V. - MANUSCRIPTS OF THE PERIOD 1676, 1677, AND A LATER UNDATED MANUSCRIPT.""; "" 11-15.""; "" 11.""; "" 12.""; "" 13.""; "" 14.""; "" 15.""; "" 16.""; "" 17.""; ""VI. - LEIBNIZ IN LONDON.""

""CRITICAL NOTES ON GERHARDT�S ESSAY.""""TRANSLATIONS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS""; ""CRITICAL NOTE.""; ""NOTE.""; ""VII. - LEIBNIZ AND PASCAL.""; ""TRANSLATIONS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS""; ""VIII. - CONCLUSIONS.""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY.""; ""INDEX.""; ""A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS""

Sommario/riassunto

The manuscripts and correspondence of Leibniz possess a special interest: they are invaluable as aids to the study of their author's part in the invention and development of the infinitesimal calculus. In addition, the main ideas behind Leibniz's philosophical theories lay here, in his mathematical work.This volume consists of two sections. The first part features Leibniz's own accounts of his work, and the second section comprises critical and historical notes and essays. An informative Introduction leads to the ""postscript"" to Leibniz's 1703 letter to James Bernoulli, his ""Historia et Ori