1629 - 1690
Christiaan Huygens British Scientist
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| First Name |
Christiaan
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| Last Name |
Huygens
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| Birthday |
14th April, 1629
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| Birthplace |
The Hague, Dutch Republic
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| Died |
8th July, 1690
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| Place of Death |
The Hague, Dutch Republic
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem, FRS ( HY-gənz,
HOY-gənz, also spelled Huyghens; Latin: Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor, who is regarded as one of the most important figures in the Scientific Revolution. In physics, Huygens made original contributions to optics and mechanics, while as an astronomer he is chiefly known for his studies of the rings of Saturn and the discovery of its moon Titan. As an engineer and inventor, he improved the design of telescopes and invented the pendulum clock, a breakthrough in timekeeping and the most accurate timekeeper for almost 300 years. An exceptionally talented mathematician and physicist, Huygens was the first to idealize a physical problem by a set of mathematical parameters, and the first to fully mathematize a mechanistic explanation of an unobservable physical phenomenon. For these reasons, he has been called the first theoretical physicist and one of the founders of modern mathematical physics.
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