The Real Story of Calculus - Numberphile

Numberphile November 10, 2025
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This video features Swagat Saurav Mishr discussing the research of Professor P.P.Divakaran, and the very early history of calculus in India. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Swagat Saurav Mishr: https://swagatam18.wordpress.com/ Newton v Leibniz on Objectivity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN--erHStqA Some Calculus on Numberphile: https://www.numberphile.com/videos/category/Calculus Swagat talking Gravitational Waves on Sixty Symbols: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S85D-rdTyCw The passing of P.P.Divakaran: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/view-from-my-window/divakaran-scientist-historian-truth-seeker-p2v6756c See also: https://bhavana.org.in/puthan-purayil-divakaran-1936-2025/ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://bit.ly/numberphile-janestreet We are also grateful for support from the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Video by Brady Haran & James Hennessy Numberphile T-Shirts and Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/numberphile Brady's videos subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/ Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9