Person: De Beaune, Florimond

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Florimond de Beaune was a French jurist and amateur mathematician who produced the first important introduction to Descartes' cartesian geometry.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 7 October 1601, Blois, France. Died 18 August 1652, Blois, France.

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Analysis, Astronomy


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive