Adhikari, Swapan Kumar Descartes’ concept on pineal gland: recent views and mathematical appreciation. (English) Zbl 1200.01011 News Bull. Calcutta Math. Soc. 31, No. 1-3, 9-18 (2008). This paper is devoted to the study of the contribution of René Descartes on the concept of pineal gland. The author is interested not only in a mathematical point of view, but also in several philosophical remarks on Descartes’ scientific contributions. Reviewer: Teodora-Liliana Rădulescu (Craiova) MSC: 01A45 History of mathematics in the 17th century 00A30 Philosophy of mathematics 92-03 History of biology Keywords:inertia ellipsoid; invariant plane Biographic References: Descartes, René PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{S. K. Adhikari}, News Bull. Calcutta Math. Soc. 31, No. 1--3, 9--18 (2008; Zbl 1200.01011)