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  2. Dioptrique - Wikipedia

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    Dioptrique. La dioptrique (in English Dioptrique, Optics, or Dioptrics) is a short treatise by René Descartes. It was published in 1637 included in one of the Essays written with Discourse on the Method. In this essay Descartes uses various models to understand the properties of light. This essay is known as Descartes' greatest contribution to ...

  3. Metaphysical necessity - Wikipedia

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    The concept of a metaphysically necessary being plays an important role in certain arguments for the existence of God, especially the ontological argument, but metaphysical necessity is also one of the central concepts in late 20th century analytic philosophy. Metaphysical necessity has proved a controversial concept, and criticized by David ...

  4. Descartes number - Wikipedia

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    In number theory, a Descartes number is an odd number which would have been an odd perfect number if one of its composite factors were prime.They are named after René Descartes who observed that the number D = 3 2 ⋅7 2 ⋅11 2 ⋅13 2 ⋅22021 = (3⋅1001) 2 ⋅ (22⋅1001 − 1) = 198585576189 would be an odd perfect number if only 22021 were a prime number, since the sum-of-divisors ...

  5. Datamyne - Wikipedia

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    Descartes Datamyne. Datamyne was a privately held corporation that provides access to a searchable database of import-export trade of 50 countries across five continents. The company was acquired by Descartes Systems Group in December 2016. The purchase price for the acquisition was approximately US$52.7 million in cash.

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    t. e. Instagram [a] is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters, be organized by hashtags, and be associated with a location via geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers.

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  8. List of films about philosophers - Wikipedia

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    Biographical films based on real-life philosophers: Adi Shankaracharya (1983) – The life of Adi Shankaracharya, played by Sarvadaman D. Banerjee. Augustine of Hippo (1972), played by Dary Berkani, a Roberto Rossellini film. Agora (2009) – The life of Hypatia, played by Rachel Weisz. Beyond Good and Evil (1977) – About the love triangle ...

  9. Channel 4 (VoD service) - Wikipedia

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    Channel 4 (previously 4oD and All 4) is a video on demand service from Channel Four Television Corporation, free of charge for most content and funded by advertising. The service is available in the UK and Ireland; viewers are not required to have a TV licence—required for live viewing and the BBC iPlayer on-demand service—when watching on-demand services.