Article ID: CBB398436588

New insight into the origins of the calculus war (2021)

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The consensus today is that both Newton and Leibniz created calculus independently. Yet, this was not so clear at the beginning of the eighteenth century. A bitter controversy took place at that time, which came to be known as the ‘calculus war’, probably the greatest clash in the history of science. While it is accepted that the debate started when Fatio de Duillier publicly accused Leibniz of plagiarism in 1699, earlier evidence of its origins can be found in an exchange of letters between Leibniz and Huygens.

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Authors & Contributors
Ferraro, Giovanni
Jouve, Guillame
Crippa, Davide
Mariano Giaquinta
Charlotte Wahl
Wardhaugh, Benjamin
Concepts
Mathematics
Calculus
Controversies and disputes
Correspondence and corresponding
Physics
Algebra
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
19th century
Places
Europe
England
Spain
Berlin (Germany)
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