Fermat applied his method of tangents to many difficult problems. The method has the form of the now-standard method of differential calculus, though it begs entirely the difficult theory of limits.


p. 346 - Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times (1972)

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Fermat applied his method of tangents to many difficult problems. The method has the form of the now-standard method of differential calculus, though ...

Fermat applied his method of tangents to many difficult problems. The method has the form of the now-standard method of differential calculus, though ...

Fermat applied his method of tangents to many difficult problems. The method has the form of the now-standard method of differential calculus, though ...

Fermat applied his method of tangents to many difficult problems. The method has the form of the now-standard method of differential calculus, though ...