Rene Descartes

René Descartes Over the course of approximately sixty years, René Descartes set a precedent for mathematic excellence in the fields of algebra, geometry, and calculus. His findings lay the foundation for modern math and became a “turning point between medieval and modern mathematics.2” The product of these findings was a mixture of mathematics and science that would later be created by Newton and Leibniz. This new form of mathematics would become known as Calculus. René …

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