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On a brutal winter's day in 1650 in Stockholm, the Frenchman René Descartes, the most influential and controversial thinker of his time, was buried after a cold and lonely death far from home. Sixteen years later, the French Ambassador Hugues de Terlon secretly unearthed Descartes' bones and... read more
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- Rene Descartes: French philosopher who lived from 1596 until 1650.
- Georges Cuvier: Add a description of this character.
- Alexandre Lenoir
- Delambre
- Berzelius
- Gratiolet
- Christina
- Wagner
- Cartesianism
- Chenier
- Pierre Chanut
- Spinoza
- Paul Richer
- Gall
- Lund
- Flourens
- Frans Hals
- Rohault
- Harvey
- Clerselier
- Mercier
- Perier
- Baba
- Aristotle
- Hauterive
- Hirsi Ali
- Rousseau
- Monsieur
- Sparrman
- Malebranche
Authors & Contributors edit
- Russell Shorto (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 038551753X
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 038551753X
Page Count: 320
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 194
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