leibnite

Updated: June 17, 2025

But the most pathetic figure associated with its history is that of Abraham De Moivre, that French mathematician who became the friend of Newton and Leibnite. Notwithstanding his wonderful abilities he was driven to support himself by the meagre pittances earned by teaching and by solving problems in chess at Slaughter's.

Henry C. (Henry Charles) Shelley - Inns and Taverns of Old London