Leibniz and the brachistochrone (Q1946002)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6155073
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6155073 |
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Leibniz and the brachistochrone (English)
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17 April 2013
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A short overview over the competition on the brachistochrone problem, posed by Johann Bernoulli in 1696, and its role in the priority dispute between Leibniz and Newton is given and the work of Galilei on a related, but more special question is discussed.
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Leibniz
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Johann Bernoulli
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Galilei
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brachistochrone
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cycloid
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differential calculus
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priority dispute
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