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6. Ah, the "beans vs. no beans in chili" of mathematics history questions

Sun May 26, 2013, 09:27 AM

May 2013

I'm going to say that both Isaac Newton and Gottfried Liebniz deserve credit for it, although they arrived at the same place by independent paths.

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Greetings from the 18th Century! I am a historian who stumbled via Google on a mangled version [View all] Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 OP

So you're like a time traveler? bananas May 2013 #1

What ever became of nilknarF nimajneB? Ptah May 2013 #2

I've never heard of him. Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #3

Hi and Welcome! Jasana May 2013 #4

Please tell us who invented calculus... hunter May 2013 #5

Ah, the "beans vs. no beans in chili" of mathematics history questions Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #6