- On October 16, 1920, a tablet was placed on the house in Amsterdam where Descartes lived in 1634. It bears the inscription: “Dans cette maison, habita le célèbre philosophe français, René Descartes. A sa glorieuse mémoire cette plaque a été consacrée par l'Alliance française des Pays Bas,” and also the following phrase extracted from the correspondence of the philosopher: “Quel autre pays où l'on puisse jouir d'une liberté si entière?” See also, elsewhere in this issue of the Monthly, page 179, in connection with the contents of Revue générale des Sciences.—Editor.
The American Mathematical Monthly
Volume 28, 1921 - Issue 4