Who invented calculus?

Question

The western books say that Newton
invented Calculus. You can see the Sanskrit mathematics
texts by Arya Bhatta and Bhaskaracharya which were written
many centuries before Newton that they contain Calculus.
Ancient Indians knew very large numbers like Mahogham (1 followed by 62 zeros) and the corresponding smaller decimal
fractions. Paavuloori Mallana of 12th century wrote
Ganitha Sastram in Telugu. In one poem, he deals with
the classical Chess problem.
One grain is placed in the first square of the chess board.
Double of that number are placed in the second square,
and so on. How many grains have to be placed in the last
square? The poem gives the answer as 18446744073709551615
which is equal to 2 to the power 63.
The word 'calculate' was derived from a word in Latin which means 'pebbles' since pebbles were first used for calculations.
Its consonants are CLCLT; rearanging it becomes CLCTL
which is congnate with "gulakarallu" in Telugu which means
"pebbles".

Answer 1

In fact Leibnitz invented calculus around 1674 but did not publish until 1684, whilst newton invented it around the same time. Mathematicians argue that Leibnitz invented the more useful form, which is more recognised today. What you mostly talking about is algebra, and not calculus which discuss how thinks change with respect to other variables.

Answer 2

Physics. Calculus is really useful for calculating rates (velocity), and rates of rates (acceleration). Calculus arrose as a "language," so to speak, for describing such relationships. Many expressions for the behavior of forces between moving bodies are based in calculus - Coulomb's Law, as well as the Uniform Motion Equations are derived using calculus.

Answer 3

Gottfried Leibniz and Isaac Newton are usually credited with the invention of calculus. I don't think there's any real doubt that calculus was in use in India hundreds of years earlier, though I thought it was later than Aryabhatta.

Answer 4

The origins of integral calculus are generally regarded as going no farther back than to the ancient Greeks.

Answer 5

Dude, it's newt.