Divide each difficulty into as many parts as possible for a better solution.
Divide chacune des difficultes que j'examinerois, en autant de parcelles qu'il se pourroit, et qu'il seroit requis pour les mieux resoudre.
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René Descartes
French philosopher-mathematician born in 1596 who launched modern thought with "I think, therefore I am." His methodical doubt rebuilt knowledge on certainty, while his coordinate system fused geometry and algebra.
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