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A Multifunctional Timepiece

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René Descartes

‘Cogito, ergo sum’ (‘I think therefore I am’) is the most famous statement made by the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650).

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Portret van René Descartes

Jonas Suyderhoef (mentioned on object), 1650 - 1675

Portret van René Descartes

A Multifunctional Timepiece

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, c. 1600 - c. 1650

A Multifunctional Timepiece

Portret van René Descartes

Cornelis A. Hellemans (mentioned on object), 1687 - 1691

Portret van René Descartes

Dood van Rene Descartes

Jan Smeltzing (I), 1669 - 1693

Dood van Rene Descartes

Allegorische voorstelling met René Descartes

Laurens Scherm (mentioned on object), 1700

Allegorische voorstelling met René Descartes

Natuurkunde in de Maatschappij Felix Meritis, 1789

Noach van der Meer (II), 1789 - 1790

Natuurkunde in de Maatschappij Felix Meritis, 1789
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