"Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis" is the first published work on the subject of

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. It was published by

Gottfried Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (or Leibnitz; – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat who is credited, alongside Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton, with the creation of calculus in ad ...

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'' in October 1684. It is considered to be the birth of

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The full title of the published work is "Nova methodus pro maximis et minimis, itemque tangentibus, quae nec fractas nec irrationales quantitates moratur, et singulare pro illis calculi genus." In English, the full title can be translated as "A new method for maxima and minima, and for tangents, that is not hindered by fractional or irrational quantities, and a singular kind of calculus for the above mentioned." It is from this title that this branch of mathematics takes the name calculus.

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Although calculus was independently co-invented by

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, most of the notation in modern calculus is from Leibniz. Leibniz's careful attention to his notation makes some believe that "his contribution to calculus was much more influential than Newton's."Greatest Mathematicians of All Time
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Mathematical Treasure: Leibniz's Papers on Calculus: "Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis..." (Latin original)
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