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Newton
Leibnitz
The Great Dispute
Newtonian Influence
Miscellaneous
100
Newton is said to have invented what?
What is calculus
100
What is Leibniz's first name?
What is Gottfried
100
What is the Great Dispute over?
What is the issue of who created calculus
100
What major movement did this provide a basis for?
What is the Enlightenment
100
Where does the word calculus come from?
What is "pebble"
200
Where is Newton buried?
What is Westminster Abbey
200
What form did Leibniz use for differential calculus?
What is dy and dx
200
Who did the scientific community favor in the great dispute?
What is Newton
200
What aspect of philosophy was influenced by Newtonianism?
What is rational thinking
200
What is the name of the famous book written by Newton?
What is "Naturalis Principia Mathematica"
300
What group was Newton a member of?
What is The Royal Society
300
What year did Leibniz die?
What is 1716
300
Whose form of differential calculus is used today?
What is Leibniz
300
What religion was supported by Newtonian Influence?
What is Deism
300
How many books did "Naturalis Principia Mathematica" contain?
What is three
400
What did Newton use a fluxion for?
What is a derivative
400
What kind of grave and where is Leibniz buried?
What is an unmarked grave and in Hanover, Germany
400
When did Leibniz publish his work on differential calculus?
What is 1684
400
What book was written that demonstrated Newtonian Influence?
What is "Newtonianism for Ladies"
400
What did Newton's "Naturalis Principia Mathematica" provide a basis for?
What is classical mechanics
500
How old was Newton when he died?
What is 85 years old
500
What is Leibniz's middle name?
What is Wilhelm
500
How many years separate Newton's claim of using fluxional notation from his publication of those methods?
What is 38 years
500
What is the meaning of the Latin quote on Newton's grave?
What is "Here lies that which was mortal of Isaac Newton"
500
What is a fluent?
What is Newton's term for integral calculus