Huygens, Christian
Published: September 8, 2006, 2:26 am
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Christian Huygens (1629-1695), a Dutch scientist and inventor of the pendulum clock. Huygens had a keen interest in astronomy; using a telescope he had made, he first identified Saturn's rings and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. His work in astronomy required accurate timekeeping, and in 1656 he patented the first pendulum clock, which increased the accuracy of time measurement from 10 minutes to 10-second precision. Huygens also built several pendulum clocks to determine longitude at sea, and derived the law of centrifugal force for uniform circular motion.
Further Reading
Huygens Biography (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Huygens, Christian". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 8, 2006; Last revised Date September 8, 2006; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Huygens,_Christian>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Christian Huygens (1629-1695), a Dutch scientist and inventor of the pendulum clock. Huygens had a keen interest in astronomy; using a telescope he had made, he first identified Saturn's rings and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. His work in astronomy required accurate timekeeping, and in 1656 he patented the first pendulum clock, which increased the accuracy of time measurement from 10 minutes to 10-second precision. Huygens also built several pendulum clocks to determine longitude at sea, and derived the law of centrifugal force for uniform circular motion.
Further Reading
Huygens Biography (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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