An unpublished autograph by Christiaan Huygens: His letter to David Gregory of 19 January 1694 |
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| Authors: | Rienk H Vermij Jan A van Maanen |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Utrecht, Institute for History of Science , Nieuwe Gracht 187, 3512 LM, Utrecht, Netherlands;2. Department of Mathematics , University of Utrecht , P.O. Box 80.010, 3508 TA, Utrecht, Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | A letter written by Christiaan Huygens to David Gregory (19 January 1694) is published here for the first time. After an introduction about the contacts between the two correspondents, an annotated English translation of the letter is given. The letter forms part of the wider correspondence about the ‘new calculus’, in which L'Hospital and Leibniz also participated, and gives some new evidence about Huygens's ambivalent attitude towards the new developments. Therefore, two mathematical passages in the letter are discussed separately. An appendix contains the original Latin text. |
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