The Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series
work by Newton
Also known as: “De methodis serierum et fluxionum”, “Fluxions”
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invention of calculus
- In Isaac Newton: Influence of the Scientific Revolution
…methodis serierum et fluxionum (“On the Methods of Series and Fluxions”). The word fluxions, Newton’s private rubric, indicates that the calculus had been born. Despite the fact that only a handful of savants were even aware of Newton’s existence, he had arrived at the point where he had become…
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translation by Buffon
- In Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon
…translation of Sir Isaac Newton’s Fluxions in 1740. In his preface to this work he discussed the history of the differences between Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz over the discovery of the infinitesimal calculus. He also made researches on the properties of timbers and their improvement in his forests in…
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