Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem (14 April 1629 to 8 July 1695), was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.
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Huygens moved to Paris in 1666, the year of the Academie des Sciences founding, to take a leadership position there.
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Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem (14 April 1629-8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.
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Born: 1629-04-14
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Born: 1629-04-14
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Died: 1695-07-08
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Died: 1695-07-08
- Associated With: Academie des Sciences
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