Mersenne, Marin Philosophers Philosophy

Marin Mersenne, 1588-1648. Early Modern French priest and philosopher. He corresponded widely and was a close friend of Descartes. He is remembered today largely for his contributions to number theory, especially the theory of Mersenne primes.

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• Wikipedia: Marin Mersenne - Entry from this openly-edited online reference tool.
• The Bassoons in Marin Mersenne's Harmonie universelle - Scholarly paper by Richard Semmens, reconstructing the history of early m modern woodwind instruments with reference to Mersenne's text.
• Catholic Encyclopedia: Marin Mersenne - Article by C.A. Dubray reviewing the intellectual career m of this philosophers learned Minim friar.
• Horror Vacui? Marin Mersenne - Brief article focusing on Mersenne\\'s role in the early scientific philosophers debate on this problem of the vacuum.
• Luke's Marin Mersenne Page - A collection of pages and links concerned with mersenne, marin this m philosopher, mathematician and scientist.
• Catalog of the Scientific Community: Mersenne, Marin - Basic biographical facts compiled as part of the m Galileo Project.
• Marin Mersenne - Concise biography.

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