Calculus By kheldar 300 Chinese use of the method of exhaustion Jan 1, 1000 Alhazen derives formula for fourth powers Jan 1, 1675 Second Fundamental theorem of Calculus Nov 11, 1675 Leibniz breakthrough Jul 5, 1687 Newton's Principia Mathematica Dec 31, 1850 19th Century Modern Rigorous Calculus Jan 1, 2000 Pre-BC events Egyptian Moscow Papyrus 1850 BC Greek Method of Exhaustion 400 BC