Odes to Leibniz
Leibniz, jealous of all the odes to Newton, asks for one of his own and gets a single awkward line.
Transcript
[1] Leibniz: "I was wondering… if Newton and I both discovered calculus, why are there so many odes to him, and none to me?" Me: "Say no more!" [2] [writing] [3] [handing over a poem] [4] Leibniz reads: "'Gottfried did not breed but spread wide his thought-seed.'" "You're welcome!"
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