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==Biography==
==Biography==
He studied at Le Mans and at the Jesuit College of La Flèche, where he formed a lifelong friendship with [[Descartes]], who was a fellow student. After his studies, Mersenne was sent to Nevers as professor of philosophy, between 1614 and 1620), where after he returned to Paris.
He studied at Le Mans and at the Jesuit College of La Flèche, where he formed a lifelong friendship with [[Descartes]], who was a fellow student. After his studies, Mersenne was sent to Nevers as professor of philosophy, between 1614 and 1620, where after he returned to Paris.
His first publications were theological and polemical studies against [[Atheism]] and Scepticism, but later, he devoted his time almost exclusively to science, and published a number of works on mathematics.
His first publications were theological and polemical studies against [[Atheism]] and Scepticism, but later, he devoted his time almost exclusively to science, and published a number of works on mathematics.