Proposed by Gottfried Leibniz over the period 1676–1689, the theory was controversial as it seemed to oppose the theory of conservation of momentum advocated by Sir Isaac Newton and René Descartes.
Navržená Gottfriedem Leibnizem v rozmezí let 1676 – 1689, byla tato teorie kontroverzní a jak se zdálo v opozici vůči teorii zachování hybnosti obhajované sirem Isaacem Newtonem a Reném Descartem.