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... England pro- duced relatively few giants in the field of creative mathematics she nearly always possessed a class of able textbook makers who served to keep alive an interest in the subject . Although Italy had the greatest and most ...
... England pro- duced relatively few giants in the field of creative mathematics she nearly always possessed a class of able textbook makers who served to keep alive an interest in the subject . Although Italy had the greatest and most ...
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... England during the period immediately following the death of Newton . The reason for this is that the materials of research offer nothing spectacular and often lie scattered among countless volumes of the transactions of learned ...
... England during the period immediately following the death of Newton . The reason for this is that the materials of research offer nothing spectacular and often lie scattered among countless volumes of the transactions of learned ...
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... England at that time , the ignorant seeking for light and the leaders giving attention to the trivial . By the end of the year 1742 discussion of the Heath - Simpson controversy dropped out of the letters and a new quarrel was soon to ...
... England at that time , the ignorant seeking for light and the leaders giving attention to the trivial . By the end of the year 1742 discussion of the Heath - Simpson controversy dropped out of the letters and a new quarrel was soon to ...
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Abraham de Moivre Algebra Annuities and Reversions answer appeared Application of Fluxions Body Cajori concerning controversy correspondence Curve David Eugene Smith Dear Sir demonstrated Diary Doctrine of Annuities Doctrine of Fluxions Dodson edition eighteenth century Elements of Geometry England equations essay Fluent Francis Blake give given History of Mathematics Honoured Sir Humble Servant Hutton infinite interest John John Landen John Turner Ladies Landen later letter written London Lordship Maclaurin manner Martin Folkes mathe mathematicians Mathematicks matics method of fluxions Moivre Motion Muller nature Newton's method obliged orbit Orders of Fluxions paper plane printed problem proposed publication published pupils Quantity Robert Heath Robert Simson Royal Academy Royal Society says Sciences Second Master Simp solution suppose teach textbooks Theorem theory thing Thomas Simpson thought tion Treatise of Fluxions trigonometry uniform Space uniformly Velocity Woolwich writing written by Simpson