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Christiaan Huygens

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Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1629–1695)

Born 1629
Died 1695

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  • Cover of: Treatise on light.: In which are explained the causes of that which occurs in reflexion, & in refraction. And particularly in the strange refraction of Iceland crystal.
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    Cover of edition treatiseonlighti0000huyg First published in 1690 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Horologium oscillatorium: 1673.

    First published in 1673 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes de Christiaan Huygens
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    Cover of edition oeuvrescompltes10huyggoog Cover of edition oeuvrescompltes01huyggoog First published in 1888 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Cosmotheoros: de wereldbeschouwer

    First published in 1698 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Treatise on light: in which are explained the causes of that which occurs in reflexion, & in refraction, and particularly in the strange refraction of Iceland crystal

    First published in 1912 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Celestial Worlds Discovered (Cass Library of Science Classics)

    First published in 1900 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Abhandlung über das Licht.: Worin die Ursachen der Vorgänge bei seiner Zurückwerfung und Brechung und besonders bei der eigentümlichen Brechung des isländischen Spathes dargelegt sind
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    First published in 1890 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Christiaan Huygens' the pendulum clock, or, Geometrical demonstrations concerning the motion of pendula as applied to clocks
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    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Traité de la lvmiere: où sont expliquées les causes de ce qui luy arrive dans la reflexion, & dans la refraction. Et particulierement dans l'etrange refraction dv cristal d'Islande.
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    First published in 1690 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The celestial worlds discover'd

    First published in 1722 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Christiani Hugenii Zulichemii Opera varia

    First published in 1724 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Christiani Huygenii [Kosmotheōros], sive, De terris coelestibus, earumque ornatu, conjecturae ...

    First published in 1699 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres comple tes de Christiaan Huygens

    First published in 1888 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes.: Publiées par la Société hollandaise des sciences.
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    First published in 1888 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera reliqua

    First published in 1728 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera varia

    First published in 1724 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Systema saturnium: sive de causis mirandorum Saturni phaenomeno n...

    First published in 1659 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Traite de la lumiere: où sont expliquées les causes de ce qui luy arrive dans la réflexion, & dans la refraction : et particulièrement dans l'etrange réfraction du cristal d'Islande

    First published in 1690 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Christiaan Huygens: le temps en question : 350e anniversaire de naissance : Institut néerlandais, Paris, 2 mars - 16 septembre 1979, Musée Boerhaave, Leyde, 14 avril - 16 septembre 1979.

    First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The celestial worlds discover'd: or, Conjectures concerning the inhabitants, plants and productions of the worlds in the planets.

    First published in 1698 — 2 editions
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Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1629–1695)

Born 1629
Died 1695

Subjects

Science, Early works to 1800, Plurality of worlds, Wave theory of Light, Collected works, Double Refraction, Life on other planets, Astronomy, Physics, Clocks and watches, Geometry, Gravitation, Pendulum, Cosmology, Mechanics, Astronomical instruments, Refraction, Wave theory of light, Circle, Circle-squaring, Curves, Fiction, History, Light, Rectification and quadrature

Places

Saturn (Planet), Hollande

People

Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Christiaan (1629-1695) Huygens

Time

17e siècle

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Alternative names

  • Christian Huygens
  • Christiana Huygens
  • Huygens, Christiaan, 1629-1695.

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
November 3, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import