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Families of curves and the origins of partial differentiation

This book provides a detailed description of the main episodes in the emergence of partial differentiation during the period 1690-1740. It argues that the development of this concept - to a considerable degree of perfection - took place almost exclusively in problems concerning families of curves. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Engelsman, Steven B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam North-Holland 1984, 1984
Series:North-Holland mathematics studies
Subjects:
Differential Equations, Partial / History / Sources
Calcul Différentiel / Histoire / Sources
Curves, Algebraic / History / Sources
Mathematics / Differential Equations / General / Bisacsh
Partielle Differentiation / Gnd / Http://d-nb.info/gnd/4464177-1
Differential Equations, Partial / Fast / (ocolc)fst00893484
Partielle Differentialgleichung / Gnd / Http://d-nb.info/gnd/4044779-0
Équations Aux Dérivées Partielles / Histoire / Sources
Analysis / Gnd / Http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001865-9
Curves, Algebraic / Fast / (ocolc)fst00885451
Differential Calculus / History / Sources
Differential Calculus / Fast / (ocolc)fst00893441
Courbes Algébriques / Histoire / Sources
Partial Differential Equations
Funktion / Mathematik / Gnd / Http://d-nb.info/gnd/4071510-3
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Collection: Elsevier eBook collection Mathematics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238)
  • APPENDIX 1: NICOLAUS I BERNOULLI'S "DEMONSTRATIO ANALYTICA CONSTRUCTIONIS CURVARUM, QUAE ALIAS POSITIONE DATAS AD ANGULOS RECTOS SECANT, TRADITAE IN ACTIS LIPS. 1719 PAG 295 ET SEQQ."APPENDIX 2 : LEONHARD EULER'S "DE DIFFERENTIATIONE FUNCTIONUM DUAS PLURESVE VARIABILES QUANTITATES INVOLVENTIUM"; APPENDIX 3: NEWTON'S RULE FOR THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF MAY 21ST, 1665; BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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