[LEIBNIZ, GOTTFRIED WILHELM.] Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis... In: ACTA ERUDITORUM. Leipzig, 1682-84. 36 issues in one volume, 4to, contemporary vellum, little staining on front cover; scattered light staining (mostly marginal). 49 engraved plates (some folding). Grolier/Horblit 66a.

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[LEIBNIZ, GOTTFRIED WILHELM.] Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis... In: ACTA ERUDITORUM. Leipzig, 1682-84. 36 issues in one volume, 4to, contemporary vellum, little staining on front cover; scattered light staining (mostly marginal). 49 engraved plates (some folding). Grolier/Horblit 66a.

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FIRST APPEARANCE OF LEIBNIZ'S DISCOVERY OF THE DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS (1684, pages 467-473). The first 36 issues of Acta Eruditorium, which was the first German scientific periodical publication. It was based on Le Journal des Sçavans and contained reviews, extracts from foreign publications and important original articles by some of the foremost scientists of the time.

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