Archimedian Point (Descartes)

"Archimedes sought only a firm and immovable point in order to move the entire earth from one place to another." (Meditation I, P 147a)

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"Surely great things are to be hoped for if I am lucky enough to find at least one thing that is certain and indubitable." (P 147a)


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Richard Lee, rlee@uark.edu, last modified: 11 March 2003