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The History of the Priority Di∫pute between Newton and Leibniz

Mathematics in History and Culture

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Authors:
  1. Thomas Sonar

    1. Institut für Analysis Computational Mathematics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

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  • A thorough description of the priority dispute AND the mathematics of Newton and Leibniz

  • Many figures and pictures

  • Description of the cultural and historical background

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVII
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  2. An Attunement

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 1-17

  3. ‘On ye Shoulders of Giants’

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 19-90

  4. The Warriors Grow Up

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 91-141

  5. The Cold War Begins

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 143-199

  6. The Apparent Relaxation

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 201-224

  7. The Aftermath of the Principia Mathematica

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 225-280

  8. The War is getting hot

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 281-362

  9. War of Extermination

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 363-412

  10. Beyond the Grave

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 413-437

  11. The Early Challenges

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 439-472

  12. The Aftermath of the War

    • Thomas Sonar
    Pages 473-490

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 491-549
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About this book

This book provides a thrilling history of the famous priority dispute between Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton, presenting the episode for the first time in the context of cultural history. It introduces readers to the background of the dispute, details its escalation, and discusses the aftermath of the big divide, which extended well into rThe Early Challengesnd the story is very intelligibly explained – an approach that offers general readers interested in the history of sciences and mathematics a window into the world of these two giants in their field. 

From the epilogue to the German edition by Eberhard Knobloch:
Thomas Sonar has traced the emergence and the escalation of this conflict, which was heightened by Leibniz’s rejection of Newton’s gravitation theory, in a grandiose, excitingly written monograph. With absolute competence, he also explains the mathematical context so that non-mathematicians will also profit from the book. Quod erat demonstrandum!

Reviews

“The reading of this book is recommendable because the precision in describing the most important mathematical aspects behind the dispute Newton-Leibniz, the attentive examination of the protagonists of the story, both from a scientific and a personal-psychological point of view, the thorough description of the relations-net behind such a dispute. Furthermore, the general scenario of this so turbulent and fundamental period for European mathematics and science is well described.” (Paolo Bussotti, zbMATH 1400.01003, 2019)


“The author’s style of writing is vivid, interesting and accessible. Other good features of the book include numerous photographs and illustrations (many in color), and an extensive ten-page, small print, list of references. … I look forward to the publication of other books in this series. … It belongs on the shelf of anybody interested in the history of calculus, and it certainly belongs in any good university library.” (Mark Hunacek, MAA Reviews, June, 2018)


Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Analysis Computational Mathematics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Thomas Sonar

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The History of the Priority Di∫pute between Newton and Leibniz

  • Book Subtitle: Mathematics in History and Culture

  • Authors: Thomas Sonar

  • Translated by: Patricia Morton, Keith William Morton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72563-5

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72561-1Published: 27 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10226-5Published: 25 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72563-5Published: 12 April 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 549

  • Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 225 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2016

  • Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences

  • Industry Sectors: Electronics

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