December 1618Receipt of Compendium MusicaeIsaac Beeckman
Beeckman received Descartes's Compendium Musicae as a personal New Year gift.
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Beeckman received Descartes's Compendium Musicae as a personal New Year gift.
Beeckman posed mathematical questions that stimulated Descartes's early scientific research.
Beeckman met Descartes and encouraged him to apply mathematics to physical and musical problems.
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