Rabouin, David (Author)
Historia Mathematica
Volume: 37
Pages: 428--459
Publication date: 2010
Language: English
Edition Details: Part of a special issue, “Contexts, Emergence and Issues of Cartesian Geometry”
The aim of this paper is to give an account of Descartes' mathematical achievements in 1628--1629 using, as far as is possible, only contemporary documents, and in particular Beeckman's Journal for October 1628. In the first part of the paper, I study the content of these documents, bringing to light the mathematical weaknesses they display. In the second part, I argue for the significance of these documents by comparing them with other independent sources, such as Descartes' Regulae ad directionem ingenii. Finally, I outline the main consequences of this study for understanding the mathematical development of Descartes before and after 1629.
...MoreArticle Maronne, Sébastien (2010) Contexts, Emergence and Issues of Cartesian Geometry: In Honour of Henk Bos's 70th Birthday. Historia Mathematica (p. 341).
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