The Historical Path of Calculus
Calculus history as a path: smooth loops of geometric intuition, until Weierstrass's monstrous function forces a turn into the jagged tangle of analytic rigor.
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[Title] "The Historical Path of Calculus" [A loopy path labeled "Geometric Intuition" runs into a frightened scribble labeled "Weierstrass's Function," then becomes a jagged tangle labeled "Analytic Rigor"]
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