| Descartes, Rene | <person> French philosopher, mathematician, physiologist, 1596-1650. The founder of modern philosophy and proponent of the mechanistic school or iatromathematical school. See: Descartes' law. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Descartes' law | For two given media, the sine of the angle of incidence bears a constant relation to the sine of the angle of refraction. Synonym: Descartes' law, Snell's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Reaumur, Rene de | <person> French physicist, 1683-1757. See: Reaumur scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Laennec, Rene | <person> French physician, 1781-1826. See: Laennec's cirrhosis, Laennec's pearls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lutembacher, Rene | <person> French cardiologist, 1884-1916. See: Lutembacher's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |