Overview
A thorough description of the priority dispute AND the mathematics of Newton and Leibniz
Many figures and pictures
Description of the cultural and historical background
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About this book
From the epilogue to the German edition by Eberhard Knobloch:
Thomas Sonar has traced the emergence and the escalation of this conflict, which was heightened by Leibniz’s rejection of Newton’s gravitation theory, in a grandiose, excitingly written monograph. With absolute competence, he also explains the mathematical context so that non-mathematicians will also profit from the book. Quod erat demonstrandum!
Reviews
“The reading of this book is recommendable because the precision in describing the most important mathematical aspects behind the dispute Newton-Leibniz, the attentive examination of the protagonists of the story, both from a scientific and a personal-psychological point of view, the thorough description of the relations-net behind such a dispute. Furthermore, the general scenario of this so turbulent and fundamental period for European mathematics and science is well described.” (Paolo Bussotti, zbMATH 1400.01003, 2019)
“The author’s style of writing is vivid, interesting and accessible. Other good features of the book include numerous photographs and illustrations (many in color), and an extensive ten-page, small print, list of references. … I look forward to the publication of other books in this series. … It belongs on the shelf of anybody interested in the history of calculus, and it certainly belongs in any good university library.” (Mark Hunacek, MAA Reviews, June, 2018)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The History of the Priority Di∫pute between Newton and Leibniz
Book Subtitle: Mathematics in History and Culture
Authors: Thomas Sonar
Translated by: Patricia Morton, Keith William Morton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72563-5
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72561-1Published: 27 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10226-5Published: 25 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72563-5Published: 12 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 549
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 225 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Original German edition published by Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2016
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences