Letters and papers concerning the controversy about whether Newton or Leibnitz invented differential calculus

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 AL479
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1st Jan 1861 - 31st Dec 1863
  • Language of Material
    • English French
  • Physical Description
    • 8 items

Scope and Content

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.

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