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See also Blanche Descartes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Descartes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Descartes The pseudonym originated by combin
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See also Blanche Descartes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Descartes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Descartes
The pseudonym originated by combining the initials of the mathematicians' given names (Bill, Leonard, Arthur, and Cedric) to form BLAC. This was extended to BLAnChe. The surname Descartes was chosen as a play on the common phrase carte blanche.