which is the first written text on calculus and in which language?

Answer 1

Calculus as a fully formed mathematical discipline was first published by Isaac Newton in his Principia in Latin in 1687.

The Kerala School in India is credited with having developed some of the tools of calculus by the 14th century. Their "Yuktibhasa" text, in Malayalam dialect, was published as a textbook in 1530.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuktibhasa

Answer 2

Actually, Leibniz published first, probably in German or Latin, although It may be stretching a point to call either "Acta Eruditorum" or "Principe Mathematica" textbooks.

From Wikipedia:
"He began working on the calculus in 1674; the earliest evidence of its use in his surviving notebooks is 1675. By 1677 he had a coherent system in hand, but did not publish it until 1684. Leibniz's most important mathematical papers were published between 1682 and 1692, usually in a journal which he and Otto Mencke founded in 1682, the Acta Eruditorum."

Answer 3

I think it's Euler was the first to write a textbook for calculus.

You can check the truth of the preceding statement by typing Euler textbook calculus in a search engine like google.

Answer 4

Not sure of the name. The first written text I am familiar with was written in Timbuktu. It was written in the 14/15 century. Not sure the language, Timbuktu was a bustling trade city with many nationalities.

Answer 5

Newton invented calculus. He was an Englishman. I haven't read the Principia, but it must either be in English or Latin.

Answer 6

The very name of Newton's treatise, "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" should tell every one it was written in Latin.

However -Helmut is right- it was Leibnitz who published his findings first. Score another mark for Latin, though. "Acta Eruditorum" is not German.

Answer 7

That would be Newton's Principia (Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica) written in English.

Answer 8

I would guess English since Newton invented it...