Download or read book The Geometry of René Descartes written by René Descartes and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great work that founded analytical geometry. Includes the original French text, Descartes' own diagrams, and the definitive Smith-Latham translation. "The greatest single step ever made in the progress of the exact sciences." — John Stuart Mill.