{"product_id":"philosophers-at-war-the-quarrel-between-newton-and-leibniz-paperback-9780521524896","title":"Philosophers at War; The Quarrel between Newton and Leibniz (Paperback) 9780521524896","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhilosophers at War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Quarrel between Newton and Leibniz\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA blow-by-blow account of the celebrated controversy over the invention of the calculus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlfred Rupert Hall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521524896, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 September 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.577 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\"\u003eProbably 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Chronological outline\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Beginnings in Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 3. Newton states his claim: 1685\u003cbr\u003e 4. Leibniz encounters Newton: 1672–1676\u003cbr\u003e 5. The emergence of the calculus: 1677–1699\u003cbr\u003e 6. The outbreak: 1693–1700\u003cbr\u003e 7. Open warfare: 1700–1710\u003cbr\u003e 8. The philosophical debate\u003cbr\u003e 9. Thrust and parry: 1710–1713\u003cbr\u003e 10. The dogs of war: 1713–1715\u003cbr\u003e 11. War beyond death: 1715–1722\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46004945682712,"sku":"9780521524896","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521524896i_80ec3186-290c-4b0e-ac81-022dc3de81ee.jpg?v=1691368869","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/philosophers-at-war-the-quarrel-between-newton-and-leibniz-paperback-9780521524896","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}