Infinitesimal Differences —— Controversies between Leibniz and his Contemporaries

----- 无穷小的分歧：莱布尼兹与他同时代的争议

ISBN: 9783110202168 出版年：2008 页码：336 Goldenbaum, Ursula Jesseph, Douglas De Gruyter

The development of the calculus during the 17th century was successful in mathematical practice, but raised questions about the nature of infinitesimals: were they real or rather fictitious? This collection of essays, by scholars from Canada, the US, Germany, Japan and Switzerland, gives a comprehensive study of the controversies over the nature and status of the infinitesimal.Aside from Leibniz, the scholars considered are Hobbes, Wallis, Newton, Bernoulli, Hermann, and Nieuwentijt. The collection also contains newly discovered marginalia of Leibniz to the writings of Hobbes.