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René Descartes

was born 428 years ago

31 March 1596

René Descartes was a French philosopher whose work, La géométrie, includes his application of algebra to geometry from which we now have Cartesian geometry. His work had a great influence on both mathematicians and philosophers.

Find out more at: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Descartes/