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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent, lengthy explanation of Leibniz's metaphysics. Divided into ten sections addressing his major ideas: monads, sufficient reason, necessary being, and substance, among others. Includes several diagrams to help explain the idea of...
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Overview of Leibniz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site outlines Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's life. Categories include principal works, Leibniz's life, Leibniz's contributions to philosophy, and further readings.
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Rice University

Galileo Project: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides ten fields of biographical data are compiled regarding Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education, religion,...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biographical account of the life of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. Includes links to mathematics topics such as matrices and determinants, quadratic, cubic and quartic equations, etc.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Father of Calculus Newton or Leibniz?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the continuing debate over who was the founder of calculus, Sir Isaac Newton or Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Gottfried Leibniz

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed biographical information on Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716 CE), who coined the mathematical term, "Function."
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Stanford University

Leibniz on the Problem of Evil/sep

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent discussion of Leibniz's famous attempt at resolving the "problem of evil." Addresses Leibniz's different arguments in justification of the Christian God, many of which are still debated by contemporary philosophy of religion....
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Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: Kant, Synthetic a Priori Judgments

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Kant's philosophical perspectives. Includes discussion of Kant as trying to move beyond traditional rational or empirical approaches to thought. Defines A Priori and A Posteriori judgments and more.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Takakazu Seki Kowa

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews offers this biography of Takakazu Seki Kowa. Many interesting links are provided.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli, Jakob (1654 1705)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ScienceWorld provides a brief but factual abstract of Bernoulli's math accomplishments. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli, Johann (1667 1748)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ScienceWorld contains a short but factual biography of Johann Bernoulli. Includes a picture, along with quite a few links that contain additional information on related subjects.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Huygens, Christiaan

For Students 9th - 10th
This ScienceWorld site provides a short biographical sketch of Christiaan Huygens and describes his most notable scientific discoveries and contributions. Links are provided throughout for additional information as well.