According to Adrien Baillet , on the night of 10–11 November 1619 ( St. Martin 's Day ) , while stationed in Neuburg an der Donau , Descartes shut himself in a room with an `` oven '' ( probably a cocklestove ) to escape the cold .
René Descartes shut himself in a room with an `` oven '' ( probably a Kachelofen or masonry heater ) to escape the cold on St. Martin 's Day .