Christiaan Huygens
Born | (1629-04-14)14 April 1629 The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died | 8 July 1695(1695-07-08) (aged 66) The Hague, Dutch Republic
Residence | Netherlands, France
Nationality | Dutch
Alma mater | University of Leiden University of Angers
Known for | Titan Explanation of Saturn's rings Centrifugal force Collision formulae Pendulum clock Huygens–Fresnel principle Wave theory Huygens' engine Birefringence Evolute Huygenian eyepiece 31 equal temperament musical tuning Huygens–Steiner theorem
Scientific career
Fields | Physics Mathematics Astronomy Horology
Institutions | Royal Society of London French Academy of Sciences
Influences | Galileo Galilei René Descartes Frans van Schooten
Influenced | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Isaac Newton