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Christiaan Huygens, 17th century Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist, c1870.Artist: JH Rennefeld
Christiaan Huygens, 17th century Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist, c1870. Huygens (1629-1695) made important contributions in several scientific fields. He postulated that light consisted of waves, determined the nature of Saturn's rings, developed the pendulum clock, and applied the balance spring to the pocket watch. He also wrote the first book on Probability Theory, published in 1657. A print from Nederlands Geschiedenis en Volksleven in Schetsen, by J Van Lenner and J Ter Gouw. (Leiden, AW Sijthoff, c1870).
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AR972777
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3696px × 4805px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
ARITHMETIC
Astronomer
Astronomy
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Christiaan
Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huyghens
Christian Huyghens
Clock
concept
country
Dutch
Engraving
Gouw
HOROLOGY
Huygens
Inventor
J ter
J ter Gouw
J van
J van Lenner
JH
JH Rennefeld
JOB
Labor
Lambertus
Lambertus Lingemans;Lingemans
Lenner
LOCATION
Male
Man
Mathematician
Mathematics
MATHS
Men
Monochrome
OCCUPATION
Optics
PENDULUM CLOCK
People
PHYSICIST
Physics
polymath
Portrait
Print Collector8
PROFESSION
Rennefeld
Room
Science
Scientist
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
STUDY
The Netherlands, Topography
The Print Collector
TIME
Wig, hairstyle
WORKING