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Calculus was independently developed by Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton in the late 17th
century. Leibniz based his theory on the use of
geometric processes to solve mathematical problems.
He viewed a curve as being made up of infinitely small
segments, whereby the slope of the tangent could be
calculated for each segment. He recognized the
relationship between differential and integral calculus.
Newton, on the other hand, was more interested in
solving a physics problem: how to determine the
instantaneous speed of an accelerating object. He
viewed a curve as a reflection of constant acceleration
and imagined a point as an infinitely small segment of a
line. The time interval between observations of an
object’s motion could be reduced to the point that the
change in speed disappears. Thus, acceleration or
deceleration can be calculated as the sum of the
instantaneous speeds of the observed object. Leibniz
was later accused of stealing Newton’s ideas from the
correspondence exchanged by the two, and the Royal
Society of London, influenced by Newton, erroneously
pronounced him guilty. However, Leibniz’s system
eventually became the dominant form of calculus,
thanks to its elegant notation and simplicity.