CHRISTIAN HUYGENS

NAME OF ASTRONOMERDESCRIPTIONS
CHRISTIAN HUYGENSCHRISTIAAN HUYGENS (1629–1695) WAS A BRILLIANT DUTCH MATHEMATICIAN, PHYSICIST, ASTRONOMER, AND INVENTOR WHO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION. HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR :
1. PENDULUM CLOCK: INVENTED THE FIRST ACCURATE PENDULUM CLOCK IN 1656, REVOLUTIONIZING TIMEKEEPING.
2. ASTRONOMY: DISCOVERED SATURN’S LARGEST MOON, TITAN, AND CORRECTLY DESCRIBED THE SHAPE OF SATURN’S RINGS.
3. PHYSICS & MATHEMATICS: CONTRIBUTED TO THE STUDY OF DYNAMICS, CENTRIFUGAL FORCE, AND PROBABILITY THEORY
NAMEDESCRIPTIONCITYSTATE/COUNTRY
BIRTHPLACECHRISTIAN HUYGENS FAMILY HOME – A FAMILY HOUSE OF CHRISTIAN HUYGENS SITUATED AT THE PLEIN SQUARE HAGUENETHERLANDS
PRIVATE HOUSECHRISTIAN HUYGENS – LEIDSESTRAAT 86-88AMSTERDAMNETHERLANDS
MUSEUMCHRISTIAN HUYGENS ESTATE – HUYGENS’ HOFWIJCKHAGUENETHERLANDS
MUSEUMRIJKSMUSEUM BOERHAAVE LEIDENNETHERLANDS
ALMA MATERORANGE COLLEGE OF BREDAHAGUENETHERLANDS
ALMA MATERUNIVERSITY OF LEIDENLEIDENNETHERLANDS
ALMA MATERUNIVERSITY OF ANGERSANGERSFRANCE
DEATHPLACECHRISTIAN HUYGENS FAMILY HOME – A FAMILY HOUSE OF CHRISTIAN HUYGENS SITUATED AT THE PLEIN SQUAREHAGUENETHERLANDS
BURIALGROTEKERK -UNMARKED GRAVEHAGUENETHERLANDS