New insight into the origins of the calculus war
2020; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 78; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00033790.2020.1794038
ISSN1464-505X
Autores Tópico(s)History and Theory of Mathematics
ResumoThe 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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