Science Struck
Science Struck: Rene Descartes: Facts, Achievements, Contributions
Presents biographical information about Rene Descartes (1596-1650), his career, personal life, written works, and his legacy. Covers contributions to philosophy, mathematics, and science.
Robert H. Sarkissian
Island of Freedom: Rene Descartes
Good overview of the life and philosophy of Descartes. Notes his impressive achievements in geometry, physiology, and natural science in addition to his important works in philosophical method and metaphysics. Credits Descartes as the...
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Wichita State University: Rene Descartes 1596 1650
This site contains biographical information on Rene Descartes. Discusses his achievements in mathematics and philosophy.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University: Rene Descartes
General biography centered on biographical information, including Descartes' works, writings, career, and influences. Content also includes a time-line of his life.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
Events of Rene Descartes' life are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Quotations by Descartes
This site, which is provided for by the University of St Andrews, contains 14 quotes by Rene Descartes. The information, while limited, is factual and worth checking out on the subject.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Cogito Ergo Sum: Introduction to Descartes
"I think, therefore I am." Wise words delivered from the French philosopher. Review the slideshow to get to know the contributions of this introduction of Rene Descartes.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists:rene Descartes
Learn about the life and contributions of Rene Descartes in this article.
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Personal Site: Descartes Home Page
This personal site contains Descartes Home Page. Personal information, resume, and hobbies/interests of Rene Descartes are listed here.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Folium of Descartes
This University of St. Andrews page offers an illustration and equations of the Folium of Descartes, a mathematical curve.
Curated OER
Science World: Descartes, Rene (1596 1650)
This biographical site on Descartes explains some of the French scientific philosopher Decartes' beliefs and findings. This site has links to other famous mathematicians who influenced him.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Cartesian Oval
This University of St. Andrews page offers an illustration and equation for the Cartesian Ovals, sometimes called the "Ovals of Descartes" for their discoverer, Rene Descartes.
Curated OER
University of St Andrews: Rene Descartes
Excellent biography that includes information on Rene Descartes' writings, thoughts, and influence, as well as personal information.
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Picture of Descartes
This personal site contains Descartes Home Page. Personal information, resume, and hobbies/interests of Rene Descartes are listed here.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Cartesian Coordinate System
This lesson plan contains a learning exercise for students to familiarize themselves with the Cartesian Coordinate System and its many uses in the world of mathematics. Contains links to explanations of terms and concepts associated with...
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
A portrait of Rene Descartes from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
A portrait of Rene Descartes from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Rene Descartes (1596 1650)
A portrait of Rene Descartes from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Trinity College Dublin
Mathematicians of the Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries
Read accounts of the lives and works of seventeenth and eighteenth century mathematicians, including Sir Isaac Newton and Rene Descartes.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do You Know You Exist?
How do you know you're real? James Zucker investigates this in this mind-boggling tribute to Rene Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy. [3:02]
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Web Gallery of Art: Presumed Portrait of Rene Descartes
An image of "Presumed Portrait of Rene Descartes", created by Sebastien Bourdonz (Oil on canvas, 88 x 71 cm).
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The History of the Coordinate Plane
Everything you'd like to know about the coordinate plane can be found here! Who invented and named it, what vocabulary words have been associated with it, and what notations are connected with it. All this and more about the history of...