Authors: Russell Shorto
Descartes' Bones (36 page)
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Chapter 4
*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The poem and the signatures were mostly visible in Delambre's day but have faded considerably since. The poem reads in Latin:
Parvula Cartesii fuit haec calvaria magni,
exuvias reliquas gallica busta tegunt;
sed laus ingenii toto diffunditur orbe,
mistaque coelicolis mens pia semper ovat.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shorto, Russell.
Descartes' bones : a skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason / Russell Shorto.
p.                  cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Descartes, René, 1596â1650. 2. Faith. 3. Reason. I. Title.
B1875.S495 2008
194âdc22
2008001932
eISBN: 978-0-385-52837-5
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