Did you know that Rene Descartes (1596-1650), is one of the greatest scientists of the 17th century, devised and used two perpendicular number lines to identify points in a plane. This is the reason why it is called the Cartesian Coordinate System.
It was Descartes who founded Analytic Geometry, and established the link between algebra and geometry through graphing. However, he did not consider himself a mathematician because of his great love for philosophy. Today, he is often, referred to as the ''Father of Modern Philosophy''.
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