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Fundamental Facts
100
His first formal school.
What is Jesuit school, La Fleche.
100
Descartes main interest and devotion in life.
What is mathematics.
100
The plane that he invented.
What is Cartesian Plane.
100
He influenced two famous mathematician.
What is Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz.
100
He was born in this city.
What is La Haye (or Descartes). Go Figure!
200
His major.
What is law.
200
At the age of 22, Descartes volunteered in this army.
What is Dutch Army.
200
The type of geometry Descartes invented.
What is analytical geometry.
200
He was the first to describe the physical universe in terms of _______________.
What is matter and motions
200
March 31, 1596
What is his birthday.
300
The place where he continued to study math while being introduced to fashion.
What is Paris.
300
The Queen that he taught.
Who is Queen Christina of Sweden.
300
Descartes direct contibution to Calculus.
What is tangential lines.
300
Least contibution in this field.
What is astronomy.
300
February 11,1650
What is his death day.
400
The person who urged Decartes to study mathematics again and help him find the law of the velocity of falling objects.
Who is Issac Beeckman.
400
The law used to determine the shape for the lenses of a telescope and the law of refraction.
What is Snell's Law.
400
A philosophical thoery in which a person rejects any idea with doubts.
What is Methodological Skeptism.
400
He was afraid that this church may condemn his books.
What is Roman Catholic Church.
400
The number of children he had.
What is two daughters.
500
Descartes is the first ________
What is modern mathematician.
500
This king gave him pension.
Who is King of France.
500
Descartes' first published book containing three essays on mathematical and scientific subjects
What is Discourse on Method.
500
"Cogito ergo sum" means__________.
What is "I think, therefore i am"
500
Place of Death
What is Stockholm, Sweden.