{"product_id":"leibniz-in-paris-1672-1676-his-growth-to-mathematical-maturity-paperback-9780521081276","title":"Leibniz in Paris 1672-1676; His Growth to Mathematical Maturity (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521081276","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLeibniz in Paris 1672-1676\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHis Growth to Mathematical Maturity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz grew to be one of the outstanding mathematicians of his age and to found the modern differential calculus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph H. Hofmann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521081276, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 September 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz first arrived in Paris in 1672 he was a well-educated, sophisticated young diplomat who had yet to show any real sign of his latent mathematical abilities. Over his next four crowded, formative years, which Professor Hofmann analyses in detail, he grew to be one of the outstanding mathematicians of the age and to found the modern differential calculus. In Paris, Leibniz rapidly absorbed the advanced exact science of the day. During a short visit to London in 1673 he made a fruitful contact with Henry Oldenburg, the secretary of the Royal Society, who provided him with a wide miscellany of information regarding current British scientific activities. Returning to Paris, Leibniz achieved his own first creative discoveries, developing a method of integral `transmutation' through which lie derived the 'arithmetical' quadrature of the circle by an infinite series. He also explored the theory of algebraic equations. Later, by codifying existing tangent and quadrature methods and expressing their algorithmic structure in a `universal' notation, lie laid the foundation of formal 'Leibnizian' calculus.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The 'Accessio ad Arithmeticam Infinitorum'\u003cbr\u003e 3. The first visit to London\u003cbr\u003e 4. Oldenburg's communication of 6 (16) April 1673\u003cbr\u003e 5. The great discoveries of the year 1673\u003cbr\u003e 6. Readings in contemporary mathematical literature\u003cbr\u003e 7. First communication about the new results\u003cbr\u003e 8. The quarrel over rectification\u003cbr\u003e 9. Disputes about clocks\u003cbr\u003e 10. Leibniz receives first details of Gregory's and Newton's work\u003cbr\u003e 11. Studies in algebra\u003cbr\u003e 12. The meeting with Tschirnhaus\u003cbr\u003e 13. The invention of the calculus\u003cbr\u003e 14. Dispute about Descartes' method\u003cbr\u003e 15. The report on Gregory's results and Pell's methods\u003cbr\u003e 16. Newton's first letter for Leibniz\u003cbr\u003e 17. Leibniz' reply\u003cbr\u003e 18. Tschirnhaus' reaction\u003cbr\u003e 19. Newton's second letter for Leibniz\u003cbr\u003e 20. The second visit to London\u003cbr\u003e 21. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006358081816,"sku":"9780521081276","price":43.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521081276i.jpg?v=1694969298","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/leibniz-in-paris-1672-1676-his-growth-to-mathematical-maturity-paperback-9780521081276","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}