Steven Poole

The soldier savant

His early experiences on the battlefields of Europe honed Descartes’ mathematical skills and free thinking, according to Harold J. Cook

issue 05 May 2018

  • The Young Descartes: Nobility, Rumour and War

    Harold J. Cook

    Chicago, pp. 263

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