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Differentials, higher-order differentials and the derivative in the Leibnizian calculus

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Bos, H.J.M. Differentials, higher-order differentials and the derivative in the Leibnizian calculus. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 14, 1–90 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327456

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