The Crooked Made Straight: Roberval and Newton on Tangents

DOI10.2307/2695381zbMath0976.01006OpenAlexW4254351394WikidataQ55899815 ScholiaQ55899815MaRDI QIDQ2730819

Paul R. Wolfson

Publication date: 4 January 2002

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/2695381

zbMATH Keywords

Isaac Newtonparallelogram rulecomposition of motionsGiles Personne de Robervaltangents of curves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of real functions (26-03) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to history and biography (01-01)

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