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Description of  The Tangled Origins of the Leibnizian Calculus: A Case Study of a Mathematical Revolution

1. Evolution or revolution in mathematics 2. Issues in seventeenth century mathematics 3. Isaac Barrow: a foil to Leibniz 4. A young central European polymath 5. First steps in mathematics 6. The creation of calculus 7. Logic 8. The universal characteristic 9. The baroque cultural context 10. Epilogue 11. Some concluding remarks on mathematical change Appendices.