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Blaise Pascal:
(1623-1662), French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist, considered one of the great minds in Western intellectual history. At the age of 16 he formulated one of the basic theorems of projective geometry, known as Pascal's theorem.
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  • Blaise Pascal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Blaise Pascal (pronounced [blɛz paskal] ), ( June 19 , 1623 – August 19 , 1662 ) was a French mathematician , physicist , and religious philosopher . He was a child prodigy who ...

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    Pascal's Wager (or Pascal's Gambit ) is the application by the French philosopher Blaise Pascal of decision theory to the belief in God . It was set out in the Pensées , a ...

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    From Oregon State University. Includes biographical sketch, timeline, and searchable texts of the Pensees and Provincial Letters.

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