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This book examines the development of calculus in Britain during the century following Newton. It is usually maintained that this was a period of decline in British mathematics. However, the author's research has shown that the methods used by researchers of the period yielded c…
The ellipse is the shape of a planet's orbit around the sun. This insightful book combines history, philosophy, and mathematics in a unique way to produce a unified and coherent picture of the development of the ellipse. This book presents the human story alongside the mathemati…
