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The speed at an instant, a sum of infinitely many nothings, and the theorem joining them
Archimedes · Fermat · Newton · Leibniz · Cauchy · 3 chapters · 8 min read
The speed at an instant, a sum of infinitely many nothings, and why the two are one question.
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Calculus
- 01The Speed at a Single InstantOn a quantity that cannot be measured and can be defined.
- 02Adding Up Infinitely Many NothingsOn trapping an answer between two wrong ones until only one number fits.
- 03The Two Problems Were One ProblemOn two unrelated problems turning out to be one problem from either end.