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The Development of Newtonian Calculus in Britain, 1700-1800 (Hardcover, New)
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The Development of Newtonian Calculus in Britain, 1700-1800 (Hardcover, New)
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Guicciardini presents a comprehensive survey of both the research
and teaching of Newtonian calculus, the calculus of "fluxions,"
over the period between 1700 and 1810. Although Newton was one of
the inventors of calculus, the developments in Britain remained
separate from the rest of Europe for over a century. While it is
usually maintained that after Newton there was a period of decline
in British mathematics, the author's research demonstrates that the
methods used by researchers of the period yielded considerable
success in laying the foundations and investigating the
applications of the calculus. Even when "decline" set in, in mid
century, the foundations of the reform were being laid, which were
to change the direction and nature of the mathematics community.
The book considers the importance of Isaac Newton, Roger Cotes,
Brook Taylor, James Stirling, Abraham de Moivre, Colin Maclaurin,
Thomas Bayes, John Landen and Edward Waring. This will be a useful
book for students and researchers in the history of science,
philosophers of science and undergraduates studying the history of
mathematics.
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