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Descartes, Diagram of Brain Ventricles, 1664

Descartes: Diagram showing the ventricles of the brain (E) and pineal gland (H). A & B are fibers ending in walls of ventricles. Illustration from 1664. Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (31st March 1596 - 11 February 1650). Descartes created co-ordinate geometry, a bridge between algebra and geometry, now known as Cartesian geometry. He is considered a founding father of modern philosophy, famous for his statement "Cogito ergo sum" - "I think, therefore I am" (from his 'Discourses on the Method' 1637).

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Descartes, Diagram of Brain Ventricles, 1664

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Descartes: Diagram showing the ventricles of the brain (E) and pineal gland (H). A & B are fibers ending in walls of ventricles. Illustration from 1664. Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (31st March 1596 - 11 February 1650). Descartes created co-ordinate geometry, a bridge between algebra and geometry, now known as Cartesian geometry. He is considered a founding father of modern philosophy, famous for his statement "Cogito ergo sum" - "I think, therefore I am" (from his 'Discourses on the Method' 1637).

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Keywords:

1600S • 1664 • 17TH CENTURY • ANATOMICAL • ANATOMY • ART • ARTWORK • BRAIN • BW • CARTESIAN • DESCARTES • DIAGRAM • DRAWING • FIBERS • GROSS ANATOMY • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION • NERVOUS SYSTEM • PINEAL BODY • PINEAL GLAND • PINEAL • RENÉ DESCARTES • SCIENCE • SCIENTIFIC • VENTRICLES