[PDF.80im] Descartes's Secret Notebook: A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe

Descartes's Secret Notebook: A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe

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 | #851489 in Books |  Broadway Books |  2006-10-10 |  2006-10-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.97 x.62 x5.18l,.48 | File type: PDF | 288 pages

 | Paperback with picture of Descartes

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Entertaining, but not very scientific|By Theofrastus Nihilus|I must agree with the previous writers, it is very surprising that even the basic things in mathematics, like the nature of compass and straightedge, are understood the wrong way.

However despite it's errors, the storyline is told in interesting way. A lot of questions arises from this book: did Descartes|From Publishers Weekly|Starred . What Aczel did for mathematician Fermat (Fermat's Last Theorem) he now does for Descartes in this splendid study about the French philosopher and mathematician (1596–1650) most famous for his paradigm-smashin

René Descartes (1596–1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm “Cogito, ergo sum” marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates have made our physical and intellectual conquest of physical space possible.

But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Ros...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Descartes's Secret Notebook: A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe   |  Amir D. Aczel. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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