Correspondence between H Sloman, William Hepworth Dixon (editor of The Athenaeum), W Metcalfe, Augustus De Morgan and a Mr de Fanget, concerning Gottfried von Leibnitz's claim to primacy over Sir Isaac Newton in the discovery of calculus. 2 versions of an article [?by Sloman] on the subject are among the papers.
Many items are autograph and bear signatures.
Letters and papers concerning the controversy about whether Newton or Leibnitz invented differential calculus
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- ReferenceGB 96 AL479
- Dates of Creation1st Jan 1861 - 31st Dec 1863
- Language of MaterialEnglish French
- Physical Description8 items
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