Rene Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher who is known as the Father of Modern Philisophy. In mathematics the Cartesian coordinate system is named for him. He also orignated the notation of superscripts representing powers or exponents.
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France, 90c, 1937 Scott: 330 A78 Error: Discours Sur La Methode |
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France, 90c, 1937 Scott: 331 A78 Corrected: Discours De La Methode |
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France, 4.40fr, 1996 Scott: 2512 A1355 |