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Christiaan Huygens
see synonyms of christiaan huygensNoun
1. christiaan huygens, christian huygens, huygens
Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)
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Christiaan Huygens
see synonyms of christiaan huygens Dutch physicist and astronomer who was the first to examine Saturn's rings (1655), pioneered the use of pendulums in clocks (1657), and formulated Huygens' principle.
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