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239fn Unbeknownst to Leibniz Unbeknownst to Leibniz: Harriot's work on the telescope is discussed by Albert Van Helden in his ”Introduction” to Galileo's Sidereal Messenger Sidereal Messenger, p.9, and his mathematical work is discussed in the online journal Plus Plus. See Anna Faherty, ”Thomas Harriot, A Lost Pioneer,” at plus.maths.org/issue50/features/faherty/.
239 ”A container shall be provided” ”A container shall be provided”: George Dyson, Darwin Among the Machines Darwin Among the Machines, p.37.
240 Leibniz's knowledge of mathematics Leibniz's knowledge of mathematics: Joseph E. Hofmann, Leibniz in Paris 16721676 Leibniz in Paris 16721676: His Growth to Mathematical Maturity His Growth to Mathematical Maturity, p.2.
240 ”I read [mathematics] almost” ”I read [mathematics] almost”: Dunham, The Calculus Gallery The Calculus Gallery, p.21.
241 his correspondence alone consisted his correspondence alone consisted: Stewart, The Courtier and the Heretic The Courtier and the Heretic, p.138.
242 At an elegant dinner party At an elegant dinner party: A. Rupert Hall, Philosophers at War Philosophers at War, p.54.
242 Or perhaps he decided Or perhaps he decided: The suggestions in this sentence and the next are from email correspondence with Simon Schaffer, a distinguished historian of science at Cambridge University, on September 27, 2009.
243 ”6accdae13eff7i319n4o4qrr4s8t12ux” ”6accdae13eff7i319n4o4qrr4s8t12ux”: Westfall, Never at Rest Never at Rest, p.265.
243 Leibniz made no mention Leibniz made no mention: Hall, Philosophers at War Philosophers at War, p.77.
CHAPTER 41. THE WORLD IN CLOSE-UP.
252 ”the philosopher's stone that changed” ”the philosopher's stone that changed”: Bell, The Development of Mathematics The Development of Mathematics, p.134.
CHAPTER 42. WHEN THE CABLE SNAPS.
254 We find good news We find good news: My discussion here of position, speed, and acceleration draws heavily on Ian Stewart's elegantly written account in Nature's Numbers Nature's Numbers, pp.5052.
256 ”You can work out distances” ”You can work out distances”: Stewart, Nature's Numbers Nature's Numbers, p.15.
257 Proust's ”little pieces of paper” Proust's ”little pieces of paper”: Marcel Proust, Swann's Way Swann's Way, trans. Lydia Davis (New York: Viking, 2003), p.51.
257 Of all the ways to fire a cannon Of all the ways to fire a cannon: Paul Nahin, When Least is Best When Least is Best, p.165. Nahin also discusses the physics of shooting a basketball.
258 ”as dawn compares to the bright” ”as dawn compares to the bright”: Dunham, The Calculus Gallery The Calculus Gallery, p.19, quoting James Gregory.
CHAPTER 43. THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE FEUDS.
259 ”one of the chief geometers” ”one of the chief geometers”: Hall, Philosophers at War Philosophers at War, p.111. For any student of the Newton-Leibniz feud, Hall's book is the essential text.
259 ”I value my friends” ”I value my friends”: Ibid., p.112.
259 ”Taking Mathematicks from the beginning” ”Taking Mathematicks from the beginning”: Westfall, Never at Rest Never at Rest, p.721.
260 ”the spectacle of the century” ”the spectacle of the century”: Boorstin, The Discoverers The Discoverers, p.413.
261 ”round his brains such a thick crust” ”round his brains such a thick crust”: William Henry Wilkins, The Love of an Uncrowned Queen The Love of an Uncrowned Queen: Sophia Dorothea Sophia Dorothea, Consort of George I Consort of George I (New York: Duffield, 1906), p.72. (New York: Duffield, 1906), p.72.
262 ”When in good humour Queen Anne” ”When in good humour Queen Anne”: Macaulay, History of England History of England, vol.5, p.190.
262 the king's only cultural interests the king's only cultural interests: Plumb, The First Four Georges The First Four Georges, p.41.
262 The problems rose out of The problems rose out of: The best source for the tangled affairs of the Hanover court is , a website maintained by the University of Houston philosopher Gregory Brown. See /sophie_dorothea_celle/sophie_dorothea_celle.html.
264 ”I dare say ”I dare say,” Leibniz wrote: Gregory Brown, ”Personal, Political, and Philosophical Dimensions of the Leibniz-Caroline Correspondence,” p.271.
264 ”The king has joked” ”The king has joked”: Ibid., p.292.
265 ”perhaps the most famous” ”perhaps the most famous”: Ibid., p.262.
265 The princess scolded her ex-tutor The princess scolded her ex-tutor: Ibid., p.282.
265 ”the great men of our century” ”the great men of our century”: Quoted at /caro oline_ansbach/caroline.html.
265 ”What difference does it make” ”What difference does it make”: Brown, ”Leibniz-Caroline Correspondence,” p.282.
CHAPTER 44. BATTLE'S END.
266 ”attempted to rob me” ”attempted to rob me”: Cited in Robert Merton's cla.s.sic essay ”Priorities in Scientific Discovery: A Chapter in the Sociology of Science,” p.635. Galileo's charge comes at the very beginning of The a.s.sayer The a.s.sayer.
266 ”I certainly should be vexed” ”I certainly should be vexed”: Merton, ”Priorities in Scientific Discovery,” p.648.
267 ”Almost no one is capable” ”Almost no one is capable”: Alfred Adler, ”Mathematics and Creativity,” New Yorker New Yorker, February 19, 1972.
269 ”I throw myself” ”I throw myself”: Westfall, Never at Rest Never at Rest, p.724.
269 ”numerous and skilful” ”numerous and skilful”: Ibid., p.725.
270 ”Mr. Leibniz cannot be” ”Mr. Leibniz cannot be”: The entire review is reprinted as an appendix to Hall's Philosophers at War. Philosophers at War. The quoted pa.s.sage appears on p.298. The quoted pa.s.sage appears on p.298.