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Definition von huygens im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: {i} family name; Christian Huygens (1629-95), Dutch mathematician physicist and astronomer; Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)
Huygens' principle: the assumption that each point on a wavefront may be regarded as a source of secondary waves and that the position of the wavefront at a later time is determined by the envelope of these secondary waves; proposed in order to explain the fact that light travels in a straight line and casts sharp shadows
Christiaan Huygens: or Christian Huyghens born April 14, 1629, The Hague died July 8, 1695, The Hague Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the first to use a pendulum to regulate a clock (1656). He invented a method of grinding and polishing telescope lenses, and he used his telescopes to discover the true shape of Saturn's rings (1659). He developed explanations of reflection and refraction based on the principle of secondary wave fronts, now called Huygens' principle. He developed the wave theory of light (1678) and also contributed to the science of dynamics. His work on rotating bodies led to solutions of problems involving oscillation of a pendulum and uniform circular motion. He was also the first to determine acceleration due to gravity
Christian Huygens: {i} (1629-1695) Dutch mathematician physicist and astronomer

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