Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, 18th century. Artist: Unknown

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Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, 18th century. Huygens made important contributions in several scientific fields. He postulated that light consisted of waves, determined the nature of Saturn's rings, developed the pendulum clock, and applied the balance spring to the pocket watch. He also wrote the first book on Probability Theory, published in 1657.

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