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  1. Classical time - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Time_1/

    18 Jan 2024: Not everyone was convinced by Newton's arguments, however, and Leibniz argued against Newton's notion of absolute time using religious reasoning. ... Leibniz used another argument too. If two things are identical in every respect then, claimed Leibniz,

  2. Neile's Semi-cubical Parabola - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Curves/Neiles/

    7 Mar 2023: In 1687 Leibniz asked for the curve along which a particle may descend under gravity so that it moves equal vertical distances in equal times.

  3. Abel 2023 - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Abel_2023/

    8 Dec 2023: These equations have been a constant source of intense study since the days of Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz. ... These equations have been a constant source of intense study since the days of Newton and Leibniz.

  4. Popular biographies 2018 - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Miscellaneous/Popular_2018/

    30 Dec 2023: Of our nearly 2800 biographies, those below are the 200 which were consulted most often in the last three months. These numbers were compiled in March 2018. The biographies at the top of the list were each accessed up to about 400 times per day,

  5. Austrian Academy of Sciences - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Societies/Austrian_Academy/

    19 May 2023: This was not the first attempt to found an Academy in Austria, for in fact the idea goes back to 1713 when Gottfried Leibniz suggested establishing an Academy of Sciences in ... Nothing came of Leibniz's proposals, nor did later proposals made J C

  6. Ehrenfried Walter von Tschirnhaus (1651 - 1708) - Biography -…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tschirnhaus/

    11 Apr 2024: In ethics, he says, Leibniz is most practised, and speaks solely from the dictates of reason uninfluenced by emotion. ... For example, on 30 April 1678 Tschirnhaus wrote a long letter to Leibniz from Rome (see [10]).

  7. Stamps thumbnails - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Miller/thumbs/

    29 Apr 2024: Click on a thumbnail to see the full image. abbe3. Germany 1921. abbe1. German Democratic Republic 1956. abbe2. German Democratic Republic 1989. abdullayev2. Azerbaijan 2008. abdullayev. Azerbaijan 2018. abel1. Norway 1929. abel2. Norway 1929.

  8. Forgery 2 - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Forgery_2/

    7 Mar 2023: König claimed that his copy of Leibniz's letter had been made from an original owned by Henzi, a Bern collector of manuscripts. ... Clearly the original letter was sent by Leibniz to a mathematician other than Hermann, and Gerhardt suggested Varignon.

  9. Cycloid - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Curves/Cycloid/

    10 Jul 2023: Parametric Cartesian equation:. x. =. a. t. h. sin. (. t. ). ,. y. =. a. h. cos. (. t. ). x = at - h sin(t), y = a - h cos(t). x=athsin(t),y=ahcos(t). The cycloid is the locus of a point at distance. h. h. h from the centre of a circle of radius. a.

  10. Bourgain extras - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Bourgain_extras/

    8 Dec 2023: The calculus of Newton and Leibniz provided the machinery for its successful application, from the orbits of planets, to flight of aeroplanes and the devastation of a tsunami. ... Mathematical analysis is concerned with the study of infinite processes,