Marin Mersenne, 1588-1648. Early Modern French priest and philosopher. He corresponded widely and was a close friend of Descartes. He is remembered today largely for his contributions to number theory, especially the theory of Mersenne primes. 1. Biographies of Mathematicians: Marin Mersenne - Reviews his life and mathematical contributions. 2. Catholic Encyclopedia: Marin Mersenne - Article by C.A. Dubray reviewing the intellectual career of this learned Minim friar. 3. Horror Vacui? Marin Mersenne - Brief article focusing on Mersenne's role in the early scientific debate on this problem of the vacuum. 4. Luke's Marin Mersenne Page - A collection of pages and links concerned with this philosopher, mathematician and scientist. 5. Marin Mersenne - Concise biography. 6. The Bassoons in Marin Mersenne's Harmonie universelle - Scholarly paper by Richard Semmens, reconstructing the history of early modern woodwind instruments with reference to Mersenne's text. 7. Catalog of the Scientific Community: Mersenne, Marin - Basic biographical facts compiled as part of the Galileo Project. 8. Marin Mersenne - Biography of the Minim friar and his contributions to number theory. Includes references, pictures, and cross-references to other topics. 9. NodeWorks Encyclopedia: Marin Mersenne - Entry from this openly-edited online reference tool.

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