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Principia philosophiae   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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René Descartes  (1596–1650)  wikidata:Q9191 s:en:Author:René Descartes q:en:René Descartes
 
René Descartes
Alternative names
René Des Cartes, Renatus Des Cartes, Renatus Cartesius
Description French philosopher and writer
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Location of birth/death Descartes Stockholm
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Principia philosophiae
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English: Title page of Renati Des-Cartes Principia philosophiae. Amstelodami : Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, MDCXLIV [1644] Descartes was arguably the most influential natural philosopher of the Scientific Revolution. His work was central to the mechanical turn in science in which contact forces replaced Aristotelian causes as the basis for explanation.
Date 1644
date QS:P571,+1644-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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institution QS:P195,Q5090408
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Q155 .D473 1644, Science History Institute.
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