Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of timekeeping. He is renowned for inventing the pendulum clock in the 17th century, which greatly improved the accuracy of clocks and laid the foundation for modern horology.
Born on Apr 14, 1629 (396 years old)
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Christiaan Huygens was the first to observe Titan on March 25, 1655.
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Christiaan Huygens gives Leibniz a problem that has come up in his work on games of chance.
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Christiaan Huygens was a physicist, astronomer, and mathematician born in the Netherlands.
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Christiaan Huygens is admired for his contributions to horology and astronomy.
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Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, the satellite of Saturn.
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Christiaan Huygens discovered Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in 1655.
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Italy:
Huygens transformed the pendulum into a balance wheel, leading to the development of modern mechanical clocks.
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