Christiaan Huygens
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Scientists, Inventors, Physics, Physicists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Huygens was one of the greatest minds of the scientific revolution. His wave theory of light became highly influential in the nineteenth century. He invented the pendulum clock and discovered through his improved telescope the rings of Saturn.
Early Life
Christiaan Huygens was born in The Hague, in 1629. His father was Constantijn Huygens, a diplomat in Dutch government service and a poet who even today is better known in the Netherlands than his son. Constantijn was a Renaissance man who attracted many notables to his house, among them...
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