biography
| name: |
Huygens, Christiaan
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pronunciation:
[hoygenz], Dutch [hoe<
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1629–95)
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| biography:
| Physicist and astronomer, born in The Hague, The Netherlands. He studied at Leyden and Breda, discovered the ring and fourth satellite of Saturn (1655), and made the first pendulum clock (1657). In optics he propounded the wave theory of light, and discovered polarization. He lived in Paris, a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences (1666–81), but as a Protestant felt it prudent to return to The Hague. |
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