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Christiaan Huygens

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Noun1.Christiaan Huygens - Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)


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It was only 340 years ago that Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens pioneered the use of pendulums in clocks, and knotted our duodena forever.
Late in the winter of 1665, an ailing Christiaan Huygens was confined to his room for a few days.
For support in preparing this essay I am indebted to the Constantijn & Christiaan Huygens Program of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
 
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