A biography of the seventeenth-century mathematician Ren? Descartes--who created analytic geometry--that describes his life, education, his contributions to mathematics, his friends and enemies, and other related topics.
a skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason
Shorto, Russell
2008
Follows the trail of the bones of seventeenth-century French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes after they were dug up sixteen years after his death in Stockholm by French ambassador Hughes de Terlon and transported to France, and provides information about the life of Descartes, his controversial ideas, and why his bones were coveted by diverse people throughout the generations.
a skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason
Shorto, Russell
2009
Follows the trail of the bones of seventeenth-century French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes after they were dug up sixteen years after his death in Stockholm by French ambassador Hughes de Terlon and transported to France, and provides information about the life of Descartes, his controversial ideas, and why his bones were coveted by diverse people throughout the generations.
