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Rene Descartes born on March 31, 1596 in La Haye, France.
He is known for his most famous observation, "I think; therefore, I am." He was considered to be the Father of Modern Philosophy because his approach was very different from the current studies applied in his time.
In mathematics, he had the following contributions:
1) introduced Cartesian geometry, which incorporate algebra
2) introduced the law of refraction
He is known for his most famous observation, "I think; therefore, I am." He was considered to be the Father of Modern Philosophy because his approach was very different from the current studies applied in his time.
In mathematics, he had the following contributions:
1) introduced Cartesian geometry, which incorporate algebra
2) introduced the law of refraction
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Rene Descartes,the great french mathematician of the seventeenth century ,liked to lie in bed and think!he solved the problem of describing the position of a point in a plane.hisethod was a development of the older idea of latitude and longitude.in honour of Descartes,the system used for describing the position of a point on a plane is also known as cartesian system.
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