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A Brief History of the Calculus

from Into Hyperspace by Astrometrics

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BBC: the Birth of the Calculus (1986). Topics in the History of Mathematics, presented by Jeremy Gray
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPg3ki9GOI

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It was the late 17th century
and the world was groping in the dark
when Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
and Isaac Newton made their mark
Independently of each other
they made a stunning find
You could take derivatives and integrals
of curves of every kind

In school you used to hate it
but maybe now you will see
that much of what we take for granted is there
because of calculi
So next time you're popping that soft drink
or opening that can of beans
know that they used
differentiation
so the cans could be made
with the least material means

Today calculus is used
everywhere in modern science
it's a mathematical tool that has
nearly universal appliance
So it's not just a nifty trick
of use to a handful of geeks
but the greatest mathematical innovation
since the times of the ancient Greeks

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from Into Hyperspace, released May 25, 2018
Music & lyrics: Joonas Laine
Arrangement: Astrometrics

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Astrometrics Turku, Finland

Astrometrics is an independent melodic geek rock / space rock band from Turku (Finland) formed in 2012. Their first three- song EP, "Engage!", was published in September 2015.

The band's songs often mix electronic sounds (made with the Commodore 64 soundchip SID) with somewhat geeky lyrics involving the zombie apocalypse, battles in space, alternative societies or the history of the calculus. ... more

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