Definition:Singular Solution to Differential Equation/Historical Note

Historical Note on Singular Solution to Differential Equation

Singular solutions were noted by Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz in $1694$, and also by Brook Taylor in $1715$.

However, they are generally associated with Alexis Claude Clairaut, who reported on them in $1734$.

Sources

• 1952: H.T.H. Piaggio: An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations and their Applications (revised ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Historical Introduction