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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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{{w|Isaac Newton}} and {{w|Gottfried Leibniz}} both developed {{w|calculus}} independently of each other about eight years apart, as it says in the comic. However, although Newton had begun working on calculus before Leibniz, he didn't publish it, and Leibniz was the first to publish it (see the {{w|Leibniz–Newton calculus controversy}}).
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First and foremost {{w|Isaac Newton}} and {{w|Gottfried Leibniz}} both invented {{w|calculus}} independently of each other, as the comic says, about 8 years apart. However, Newton disputed the fact that Leibniz invented calculus independent of him.
  
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In calculus a {{w|derivative}} is the result of mathematical differentiation: the instantaneous rate of change of a function relative to its argument, and denoted df(x)/dx. As taught in schools, if a function is drawn as a graph, the derivative of that function at a given point is equal to the slope of that graph at that point. However, the literary word derivative [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/derivative means] developed from something older or copied/adapted from others, as Newton claims is the case here.
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In calculus a {{w|derivative}} is the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx. Another way to think of the derivative, is a plot of all the slopes of lines tangent to the original equation. However, the literary word derivative means to develop from something older.
  
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The pun is that Newton is claiming that Leibniz's mathematical derivative is a derivative, or descendant, from his earlier development of this calculus.
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So, the pun is that Newton in the comic is claiming that Leibniz's derivative (meaning: the invention of calculus) is a derivative of (meaning: developed from) his derivative (meaning: calculus).
  
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The comic as a whole is mocking the pattern of corny one-liners that {{w|David Caruso}} often spurts out during the opening scenes of {{w|CSI: Miami}}. The one liner is followed by him dramatically pulling off or [[:Category:Puts on sunglasses |putting on his sunglasses]] and then the show breaks into the title sequence which starts with Roger Daltrey singing an extended "YEEEEAAAAAAAH", from the song {{w|Won't Get Fooled Again}} by {{w|The Who}} as noted in the title text. This has become a [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/csi-4-pane-comics popular Internet meme] and was used frequently with {{w|Death of Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson's death}}. The sunglasses joke was also used in the title text of [[977: Map Projections]]. The counts of each letter (Y E A H) in the scream are 1, 6, 6, and 6, which combined produce the year in which Newton is credited to have discovered calculus.
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The comic as a whole is mocking the pattern of corny one-liners that {{w|David Caruso}} often spurts out during the opening scenes of {{w|CSI: Miami}}. The one liner is followed by him dramatically pulling off his sunglasses and then the show breaks into the title sequence which starts with the word "YEEEEAAAAAAAH." This has become a [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/csi-4-pane-comics popular Internet meme] and was used frequently most recently with {{w|Michael Jackson}}'s death.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Newton with long white hair, facing right, holds up a sheet of paper, with several lines indicating the writing on it, in one hand and the other hand is also held up. He stands in front of an empty desk. A smaller frame breaking the border at the top of the frame has a caption:]
 
 
:Newton, 1666
 
:Newton, 1666
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:[Newton with long white hair holds up a sheet of paper.]
 
:Newton: I've invented calculus!
 
:Newton: I've invented calculus!
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:[Leibniz with long black hair, facing left, holds up a sheet of paper, with several lines indicating the writing on it, in one hand. He stands in front of a desk with a book and two pieces of paper, one lying below the other paper but up above the book. A smaller frame breaking the border at the top of the frame has a caption:]
 
 
:Leibniz, 1674
 
:Leibniz, 1674
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:[Leibniz with long black hair holds up a sheet of paper.]
 
:Leibniz: I've invented calculus!
 
:Leibniz: I've invented calculus!
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:[Back to a similar image of Newton, but he has now taken his arms down, still holding his paper.]
 
 
:Newton: Really? Sounds a little bit...
 
:Newton: Really? Sounds a little bit...
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:[Newton puts on a pair of sunglasses.]
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:[Zoom in on Newton as he puts on a pair of sunglasses in a panel without a frame. The table is not included.]
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:Newton: ...''Derivative.''
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:[Newton now with sunglasses on, again in front of the table.]
 
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:Newton: ...'''''Derivative.'''''
 
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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