First uses of integrals ever in history?

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What are the 3 first uses ever of integrals in history, and for which specific reasons were they used for? (formalized, so I'm not speaking about Archimedes attempts to calculate areas, 3rd century BC)

I guess it would be something like:

  • Newton (date?) (maybe for a mechanics/physics problem, which one exactly?)

  • Leibniz (date?) (for which problem?)

  • ...