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Christian Huygens



Portrait of Christian Huygens
Image courtesy of SPL/Photo Researchers

Christian Huygens was a Dutch physicist and astronomer who lived between 1629-1695. He made improvements in telescopes allowing people to view objects in space with greater detail.

Huygens also invented the pendulum clock, increasing the accuracy of timekeeping.



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