NAME OF ASTRONOMER | DESCRIPTIONS |
CHRISTIAN HUYGENS | CHRISTIAAN 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 |
NAME | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE/COUNTRY |
BIRTHPLACE | CHRISTIAN HUYGENS FAMILY HOME – A FAMILY HOUSE OF CHRISTIAN HUYGENS SITUATED AT THE PLEIN SQUARE | HAGUE | NETHERLANDS |
PRIVATE HOUSE | CHRISTIAN HUYGENS – LEIDSESTRAAT 86-88 | AMSTERDAM | NETHERLANDS |
MUSEUM | CHRISTIAN HUYGENS ESTATE – HUYGENS’ HOFWIJCK | HAGUE | NETHERLANDS |
MUSEUM | RIJKSMUSEUM BOERHAAVE | LEIDEN | NETHERLANDS |
ALMA MATER | ORANGE COLLEGE OF BREDA | HAGUE | NETHERLANDS |
ALMA MATER | UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN | LEIDEN | NETHERLANDS |
ALMA MATER | UNIVERSITY OF ANGERS | ANGERS | FRANCE |
DEATHPLACE | CHRISTIAN HUYGENS FAMILY HOME – A FAMILY HOUSE OF CHRISTIAN HUYGENS SITUATED AT THE PLEIN SQUARE | HAGUE | NETHERLANDS |
BURIAL | GROTEKERK -UNMARKED GRAVE | HAGUE | NETHERLANDS |