Fun facts about Descartes  

• The man who invented analytic geometry, René Descartes (1596-1650), never got out of bed before 11 in the morning! 

• It is said (although the story is probably a myth) that Descartes came up with the idea for his coordinate system while lying in bed and watching a fly crawl on the ceiling of his room. 

• An asteroid named after Rene desCartes was called, "3587 Descartes." 

• At the age of eight, desCartes entered college and stayed for eight years
• He never married.
• The Pope banned his works from the Catholic church.
• In the 19th century, Count Guglielmo Libri stole a letter about desCartes publication of Meditations on First Philosophy. The letter was from *Rene to his friend. 
• DesCartes liked dressing up in fancy clothes.