The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius, Ramanujan

Describe the difference between English mathematics and Continental mathematics as noted in the biography, The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius, Ramanujan.

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According to the text, English mathematics had developed more slowly than Continental mathematics, which had become an analytic systems under the influence of Leibniz and his followers, who changed Newton's methods of calculating integrals and infinitessimals.

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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius, Ramanujan