INDEX 
The names of hooks and of modem scholars, and references to the 
prolegomena or notes, are given in italics. 
‘ Académie de Paris ’ : employed by Chan 
cellor in censoring books, 263. 
Adam, M r . : takes charge of Descartes’ 
letters at Alkmaar, 249. 
Adam, Charles, editor of works of 
Descartes : 
Avant-propos, ix-xx. 
Quoted or referred to, $xx, xxxi, xxxii, 
xlix, li, Ixv, Ixvii, Ixxv, 7, 4p, po, 
p6, 39, 68, 86, 97, 98, 136, 
143, 1 45i l6st > l86 > l8 T 2 4L 
2 43' 
His Lettres de Constantin Huygens à 
Descartes referred to, Ixv, 138. 
His Vie de Descartes referred to, 43, 
63, 66, 166, 233. 
Adriaenssen, Gelain : takes charge of 
Descartes’ letters at Egmond, 214. 
Aenmerckingen op den Niewwe Stel-Regel 
van Johan Stampioen d’Jonge : see 
Waessenaer, J. à. 
Aerssen : friend of Saumaise, 335. 
Algebra (Descartes) : referred to by 
Descartes, 212; by Huygens, 227. 
Algemeene Konst- en Letterbode : referred 
to, Ixi. 
Alkmaar, Descartes at: 48,31,55,88,249. 
Amadis de Gaule : favourite book of Des 
cartes, 57. 
Amsterdam, Descartes at : Ixviii, 1, 3, 
30-I, 70, 210. 
Anatomy, Descartes and : 86. 
André, Tobie d’ : friend of Descartes at 
Groningen, 233. 
Annales de la Société des Soi-disans Jésuites'. 
referred to, 223. 
Apollonius: Arabie ms. of, 76. 
His demonstrations the model of Des 
cartes in metaphysics, 135. 
Aquilius: agent of the States-General, 
233- 
Aristarchus : see Roberval, G. de. 
Aristotle : reconciled with Descartes 
by Jean de Raei, xxxix. 
Object of Basso’s attacks, 16. 
His authority bolstered up by official 
decree at the Universities, 211 ; but 
not successfully, 215. 
Arnauld, Antoine (the elder) : opponent 
of the Jesuits, 223. 
Arnauld, Antoine ; criticism of Des 
cartes’ ‘ intellectual memory ’, 182. 
Controversy with the Jesuits, 223, 224 ; 
his new preface to his De la fréquente 
Communion received by Descartes, 
219, 223. 
Arte Magnetica, De : see Kircher, A. 
Atheism, accusation of against Descartes : 
198, 203, 206, 302 ff. 
Aymant, Traité de Г : anonymous work, 
160, 162, 165. 
Bacon, Francis; honoured by Descartes 
for his experiments, 162-3. 
Descartes’ general judgement on, 162-3. 
Baerle, Caspar van (de) = Barlaeus : 
suggested by Huygens as Protestant 
critic for the Meditationes, 154; 
Descartes’ objection to, 156. « 
Judgement on Descartes quoted, 136. 
Referred to, 16, 40. 
Baerle, J. van (de) ; intermediary between 
Descartes and Huygens, 221, 226. 
Baerle, Susanna van (de) : see Huygens, 
Mme. Constantijn. 
Baillet, Adrien : search for contents of 
Descartes’ box of papers, xxi ff. 
Inaccuracies of, xxxviii, 163, 233, 
cf. 231 (confusion of Constantijn with 
Christiaan Huygens) ; 123 (Reneri’s 
death) ; 262 (Beaugrand and the 
Discours). 
Complains of state of Clerselier’s edition, 
xxxi. 
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