Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799) was an Italian linguist, mathematician, and philosopher. Agnesi is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus. She was an honorary member of the faculty at the University of Bologna. Her father, Pietro, was a wealthy mathematics professor.

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• Larson, Ron; Hostetler, Robert P.; and Edwards, Bruce H. (2003). Calculus of a Single Variable: Early Transcendental Functions (3rd edition). Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 061822307X.
• Mathematics History archive entry for Maria Gaetana Agnesi at the University of Andrews, Scotland