Fondo GB 0096 AL479 - Newton or Leibnitz inventing differential calculus: letters and papers

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GB 0096 AL479 1861-1863 fonds 8 items Morgan , Augustus , De , 1806-1871 , mathematician x De Morgan , Augustus

Dixon , William Hepworth , 1821-1879 , writer

Sloman , H , fl 1860-1863 , writer

Metcalfe , W , fl 1861-1863 , correspondent

Fanget , - , de , fl 1861-1863 , correspondent x de Fanget , -

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Removed from a pocket at the rear of H Sloman The claim of Leibnitz to the invention of the differential calculus (1860) - classmark: ACL OPa Slo.

Letters and papers relating to Gottfried von Leibnitz's claim to primacy over Sir Isaac Newton in the discovery of calculus. Including correspondence between H Sloman, William Hepworth Dixon (editor of The Athenaeum), W Metcalfe, Augustus De Morgan and a Mr de Fanget, 1861-1863. Many items are autograph and bear signatures.

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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

July 2008 Morgan , Augustus De , 1806-1871 , mathematician and historian x De Morgan , Augustus Leibnitz , Gottfried Wilhelm , 1646-1716 , German philosopher, mathematician and logician Mathematics Dixon , William Hepworth , 1821-1879 , writer Calculus Mathematical analysis Newton , Sir , Isaac , 1642-1727 , Knight , physicist and mathematician

Removed from a pocket at the rear of H Sloman The claim of Leibnitz to the invention of the differential calculus (1860) - classmark: ACL OPa Slo.

Letters and papers relating to Gottfried von Leibnitz's claim to primacy over Sir Isaac Newton in the discovery of calculus. Including correspondence between H Sloman, William Hepworth Dixon (editor of The Athenaeum), W Metcalfe, Augustus De Morgan and a Mr de Fanget, 1861-1863. Many items are autograph and bear signatures.

See hard copy catalogue.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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EnglishFrench

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• inglés