Differentials, higher-order differentials and the derivative in the Leibnizian calculus
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Publication:1211039
DOI10.1007/BF00327456zbMath0291.01016OpenAlexW2008501732WikidataQ53487745 ScholiaQ53487745MaRDI QIDQ1211039
Publication date: 1974
Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00327456
History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of real functions (26-03) History of measure and integration (28-03)
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