jan 1, 1670 - Newton and Leibnize and infinitesimal Calculus

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Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibnitz inventinfinitesimal calculus.The calculus controversywas an argument between the mathematicians Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz over who had first invented calculus. The question was a major intellectual controversy, which began simmering in 1699 and broke out in full force in 1711. Leibniz had published his work first, but Newton's supporters accused Leibniz of plagiarizing Newton's unpublished ideas. The modern consensus is that both men developed their ideas independently.

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