Huygens,Christiaan

Huygens,Christiaan
Huy·gens (hīʹgənz, hoiʹgĕns), Christiaan. 1629-1695.
Dutch physicist and astronomer who discovered Saturn's rings (1655), pioneered the use of pendulums in clocks (1657), and formulated Huygens' principle.

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