1684: Leibniz “Novo methodus”
1687: Newton “Principia”
But can we solve the calculus discovery controversy with a cookie tiebreaker?
1891: Leibniz cookies invented en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz-…
1891: Fig Newtons invented en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtons_…
Unbelievable. STILL TIED.
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Jan Lehnardt
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in reply to Jan Lehnardt • • •Elena ``of Valhalla''
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* they make Leibniz cookies with chocolate (they are the only variants that we get here in Italy)
* Leibniz notation is much clearer and easy to extend than Newton's
to me there is a clear winner
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molly clare
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •@valhalla you'll get no argument from me, fig newtons are nasty and really do not deserve to be called a "cookie".
(They are actually named after Newton, Massachusetts rather than Sir Isaac. Details)
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