Excerpt from Elementary Calculus<br><br>The Calculus was invented in the seventeenth century by the mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, Sir Isaac Newton in England, and the philosopher Leibniz in Germany. The reaction of the invention on geometry and mathematical physics was most important. In fact, by far the greatest part of the mathematics and the physics of the present day owes its existence to this invention.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.