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H0337200 (hī′gənz, hoi′gĕns), Christiaan 1629-1695. 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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(ˈhaɪɡənz; Dutch ˈhœixəns) n (Biography) Christiaan (ˈkristiːˌaːn). 1629–95, Dutch physicist: first formulated the wave theory of light

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n. Christian, 1629–95, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.

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Huygens - Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)Christiaan Huygens, Christian Huygens

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noun Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)

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