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Leibnitz

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Leib·niz or Leib·nitz  (lbnts, lp-), Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von 1646-1716.
German philosopher and mathematician. He invented differential and integral calculus independently of Newton and proposed an optimist metaphysical theory that included the notion that we live in "the best of all possible worlds."
Leibnitz, Leibniz [ˈlaɪbnɪts]
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(Biographies / Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm von (1646-1716) M, German, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, SCIENCE: mathematician) Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von (ˈgɔtfriːt ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1646-1716, German rationalist philosopher and mathematician. He conceived of the universe as a hierarchy of independent units or monads, synchronized by pre-established harmony. His works include Théodicée (1710) and Monadologia (1714). He also devised a system of calculus, independently of Newton
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Noun1.Leibnitz - German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)Leibnitz - German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Leibniz
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Mounts Doerful and Leibnitz formed two separate groups very near the south pole.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
This map reproduced with scrupulous fidelity the smallest details of the lunar surface which faces the earth; the mountains, valleys, craters, peaks, and ridges were all represented, with their exact dimensions, relative positions, and names; from the mountains Doerfel and Leibnitz on the eastern side of the disc, to the
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manifestation -- Leibnitz knows him by the innate power of
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