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\n Ren\u00e9 Descartes (1596\u20141650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm \u201cCogito, ergo sum\u201d marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates has made our intellectual conquest of physical space possible.<\/p>\n

But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret notebook, now lost, most of which was written in code. After Descartes\u2019s death, Gottfried Leibniz, inventor of calculus and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, moved to Paris in search of this notebook\u2013and eventually found it in the possession of Claude Clerselier, a friend of Descartes\u2019s. Liebniz called on Clerselier and was allowed to copy only a couple of pages\u2013which, though written in code, he amazingly deciphered there on the spot. Liebniz\u2019s hastily scribbled notes are all we have today of Descartes\u2019s notebook.<\/p>\n

Why did Descartes keep a secret notebook, and what were its contents? The answers to these questions will lead the reader on an exciting, swashbuckling journey, and offer a fascinating look at one of the great figures of Western culture. <\/p>\n

ASIN \u200f : \u200e B002ZFGJFI
Publisher \u200f : \u200e Crown (February 19, 2009)
Publication date \u200f : \u200e February 19, 2009
Language \u200f : \u200e English
File size \u200f : \u200e 1466 KB
Text-to-Speech \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Screen Reader \u200f : \u200e Supported
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X-Ray \u200f : \u200e Not Enabled
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Print length \u200f : \u200e 289 pages <\/p>\n

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