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Scientist: Descartes, René (1596 - 1650)
Discipline(s): Physics ; Mathematics
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 12 x 7.3 cm / Sheet: 17.3 x 11.6 cm
Portrait of René Descartes
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Scientist: Descartes, René (1596 - 1650)
Discipline(s): Physics ; Mathematics
Print Artist: Peter Schenk 
Medium: Lithograph 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 12 x 7.3 cm, / Sheet: 25.1 x 18.3 cm
Portrait of René Descartes
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Scientist: Descartes, René (1596 - 1650)
Discipline(s): Physics ; Mathematics
Print Artist: William Holl 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Franz Hals, ca.1582-1666 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 12.7 x 10.3 cm / Sheet: 25.5 x 17.5 cm
Portrait of René Descartes
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