Cartesian coordinates: a way to find your way. June 7, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. ... The French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes created this system in the 17th century.

Scientists have known about the Cartesian Diver toy for hundreds of years. Raffaelo Maggiotti, a student of Galileo, first described it in writing in 1648. “Cartesian” is a term that may come from the ...