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Stolen Descartes Letter Found Through Internet Search

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First Posted: 06/09/10 12:27 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:45 PM ET

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A stolen letter written by 17th-century thinker Descartes and found in the United States was returned to France Tuesday, ending a detective tale featuring a Google search and a thieving Italian count.

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