Isaac Beeckman (December 10, 1588 - May 19, 1637) was a Dutch philosopher and scientist. December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... A scientist is a person who is an expert in at least one area of science and who uses the scientific method to research that area. ...

Beeckman was born in Middelburg. He studied literature and philosophy in Leiden and graduated in 1618 in medicine from Caen. After a short time working for his father's business, making candles and water conduits, he became an assistant rector in Utrecht and later in Rotterdam. In 1627 he became rector of the Latin school in Dordrecht. He died at the age of 48 in Dordrecht, This is about the city in the Netherlands. ... ... Philosophy, (Greek: Φιλοσοφία, philo-sophia, love of wisdom) // Meaning and use of Philosophy The word once included all forms of knowledge, and all methods for attaining it. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Medicine on the Web NLM (National Library of Medicine, contains resources for patients and healthcare professionals) Virtual Hospital (digital health sciences library by the University of Iowa) Online Medical Information- medical news, links and resources. ... Location within France Caen is a city and a commune of northwestern France. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ...

Beeckman was a student of Simon Stevin. He was a teacher to Johan de Witt and was friendly with René Descartes, who dedicated one of his first tractatus to him, the Compendium Musicae. Later in life they fell out over a dispute concerning whether Beeckman had helped Descartes with some of his mathematical discoveries. In his time, he was considered to be one of the most educated men in Europe. Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, which means to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Belgian mathematician and engineer. ... Johan de Witt (September 24, 1625 - August 20, 1672) was a significant Dutch political figure. ... Wikisource has original works written by or about: René Descartes Works by René Descartes at Project Gutenberg A summary of his book A Discourse On Method French Translations of Descartes Meditations: [5] French Audio Book (mp3) : excerpt about animals/machines from Discourse On the Method Discourse On the Method – at... René Descartes René Descartes (IPA: , March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), also known as Cartesius, worked as a philosopher and mathematician. ...