Those standard algebraic notations didn't just leave a tremendous legacy in the field of math. They're also crucial to many scientific breakthroughs. As a mathematician, he's credited with founding the basis of analytical geometry. Without analytical geometry - also sometimes referred to as Cartesian geometry - we might not have engineering, spaceflight, or even aviation.

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