Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
Newton on Quadratures: A Brief Outline / N. Guicciardini Corsi Salviati (BOSTON STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE). - In: Theory, Evidence, Data: Themes from George E. Smith[s.l] : Springer Nature, 2023. - ISBN 978-3-031-41040-6. - pp. 197-222 [10.1007/978-3-031-41041-3_10]
Abstract:
When Newton began his mathematical career in the mid-1660s, the problem of
determining the tangent to a plane curve was basically solved, either by kinematic
methods à la Roberval (and this was often the case with “mechanical lines,” what we
call transcendental curves) or by pre-calculus methods à la Hudde (and this was the
case with “geometrical lines”, what we call algebraic curves) (Malet 1996). True: the
formulation of an effective notation and the identification of a basic set of rules was
yet to come.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
Isaac Newton; integration; history of mathematics;
Elenco autori:
N. Guicciardini Corsi Salviati
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Titolo del libro:
Theory, Evidence, Data: Themes from George E. Smith