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Christiaan Huygens:
(1629-1695), Dutch astronomer, mathematician, and physicist, born in The Hague. His numerous, original scientific discoveries won him wide recognition and honors among scientists of the 17th century.
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  • Christiaan Huygens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Christiaan Huygens (pronounced /ˈhaɪgənz/ in English, IPA:  [ˈhœyɣəns] in Dutch) (April 14, 1629 – July 8, 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist; born ...

  • Christian Huygens

    Christian Huygens was a Dutch physicist and astronomer who lived between 1629-1695. He found new methods for grinding and polishing lenses, making telescopes more powerful.

  • Christian Huygens (1629 - 1695)

    Christian Huygens (1629 - 1695) From `A Short Account of the History of Mathematics' (4th edition, 1908) by W. W. Rouse Ball. Christian Huygens was born at the Hague on April 14 ...

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