Correct: The answer is b. In his decree announcing Leibniz’s appointment, Peter made particular mention of the help he hoped Leibniz would provide in “the development of mathematics and of other arts, in historical research, and in the growth of learning in general.”
Incorrect: The answer is b. In his decree announcing Leibniz’s appointment, Peter made particular mention of the help he hoped Leibniz would provide in “the development of mathematics and of other arts, in historical research, and in the growth of learning in general.”
What was Peter the Great’s stated reason for hiring Gottfried Leibniz (see Document 19-2)?