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 ''Man is but a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed.''
 </blockquote>
-Pascal cited fulfilled [[prophecy|prophecies]] as one of the most important factors in his [[faith]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Philip J. Yancey|title=Bible Jesus Read|publisher=Zondervan|year=1999|place=Grand Rapids, Michigan|pages=24|isbn=0-310-24566-4|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KFSWSzyEZL4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bible+Jesus+read&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qaN7UdubK87R4QScnYGgDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pascal&f=false}}</ref>
+Pascal cited fulfilled [[prophecy|prophecies]] as one of the most important factors in his [[faith]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Philip J. Yancey|title=Bible Jesus Read|publisher=Zondervan|year=1999|place=Grand Rapids, Michigan|pages=24|isbn=0-310-24566-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KFSWSzyEZL4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bible+Jesus+read&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qaN7UdubK87R4QScnYGgDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pascal&f=false}}</ref>
 From 1660 to 1662 Pascal worked on a public transportation system for [[Paris]].

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 [[Image:Pscal.jpg|thumb|right|Blaise Pascal]]
-'''Blaise Pascal''' (1623-1662) was a [[French]] [[mathematician]] and [[philosopher]].  [[Homeschooled]] by his father.
+'''Blaise Pascal''' (1623-1662) was a [[French]] [[mathematician]] and [[philosopher]], who was [[homeschooled]] by his father.
-Pascal wrote his first scientific paper at age 8 and by 16 had written a mathematical essay advancing the field of [[geometry]].
+A child prodigy, Pascal wrote his first scientific paper at age 8 and by 16 had written a mathematical essay advancing the field of [[geometry]].
 At age 19, Pascal invented the first calculating machine.  At age 23, Pascal proved the existence of the [[vacuum]], which made possible barometers, hydraulic devices and hypodermic syringes.
 At age 31, Pascal developed a deep relationship with [[Christ]].  To help others know Christ, Pascal proposed a "wager" ([[Pascal's wager]]):
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 :{{Pascal on depravity}}
 [[File:Blaise Pascal PD WC.jpg|thumb|Anonymous painting.]]
 His famous ''Provincial Letters'' directed against the Jesuits, and his ''Pensées'', were written towards the close of his life.<ref>[http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Pascal/RouseBall/RB_Pascal.html Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)]</ref>
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 ''Man is but a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed.''
 </blockquote>
-Pascal cited fulfilled prophecies as one of the most important factors in his faith.<ref>{{cite book |author=Philip J. Yancey|title=Bible Jesus Read|publisher=Zondervan|year=1999|place=Grand Rapids, Michigan|pages=24|isbn=0-310-24566-4|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KFSWSzyEZL4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bible+Jesus+read&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qaN7UdubK87R4QScnYGgDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pascal&f=false}}</ref>
+Pascal cited fulfilled [[prophecy|prophecies]] as one of the most important factors in his [[faith]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Philip J. Yancey|title=Bible Jesus Read|publisher=Zondervan|year=1999|place=Grand Rapids, Michigan|pages=24|isbn=0-310-24566-4|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KFSWSzyEZL4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bible+Jesus+read&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qaN7UdubK87R4QScnYGgDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pascal&f=false}}</ref>
 From 1660 to 1662 Pascal worked on a public transportation system for [[Paris]].

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 :{{Pascal on depravity}}
 [[File:Blaise Pascal PD WC.jpg|thumb|Anonymous painting.]]
-His famous ''Provincial Letters'' directed against the Jesuits, and his ''Pensées'', were written towards the close of his life. <ref> [http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Pascal/RouseBall/RB_Pascal.html Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)] </ref>
+His famous ''Provincial Letters'' directed against the Jesuits, and his ''Pensées'', were written towards the close of his life.<ref>[http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Pascal/RouseBall/RB_Pascal.html Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)]</ref>
 <blockquote>''It is the heart which perceives [[God]] and not the reason.''
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-[[category:French Philosophers]]
+[[Category:French Philosophers]]
 [[Category:Mathematicians]]
 [[Category:People who were Educated at Home]]
 [[Category:Christian Apologists]]
 [[Category:Christians]]

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 At age 19, Pascal invented the first calculating machine.  At age 23, Pascal proved the existence of the [[vacuum]], which made possible barometers, hydraulic devices and hypodermic syringes.
-Pascal is credited with developing the mathematical [[Probability|theory of probability]] (along with Fermat), and he discovered the significance of what is now known as [[Pascal's triangle]].  He also contributed to [[calculus]].
+Pascal is credited with developing the mathematical [[Probability|theory of probability]] (along with Pierre de Fermat), and he discovered the significance of what is now known as [[Pascal's triangle]].  He also contributed to [[calculus]].
 At age 31, Pascal developed a deep relationship with [[Christ]].  To help others know Christ, Pascal proposed a "wager" ([[Pascal's wager]]):
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 ''The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.''
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