René Descartes
By: by Steven Gimbel.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Profiles in mathematics
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Greensboro, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781599350868
Subjects: Descartes, René, -- 1596-1650; Philosophers -- France -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nourished on letters; title: Reading the book of the world; title: Living a dream; title: Making a reputation; title: Creating the world; title: The big breakthrough; title: Friends and enemies; title: The certainties of space and death; title: Shoulders of a giant.