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Huygens: The Man behind the Principle C. D. Andriesse (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Huygens: The Man behind the Principle By C. D. Andriesse (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Huygens: The Man behind the Principle by C. D. Andriesse (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)


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Huygens: The Man behind the Principle is the story of the great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist Christiaan Huygens (1629-95). This comprehensive biography describes in detail how Huygens arrived at discoveries and inventions that are often wrongly ascribed to Newton.

Huygens: The Man behind the Principle Summary

Huygens: The Man behind the Principle by C. D. Andriesse (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Huygens: The Man behind the Principle is the story of the great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist Christiaan Huygens (1629-95). This comprehensive biography describes in detail how Huygens arrived at discoveries and inventions that are often wrongly ascribed to Newton. Huygens played a key role in the 'scientific revolution', and the Huygens Principle on the wave theory of light helped establish his reputation. The discovery of Saturn's rings and the invention of the pendulum clock made him so famous that he was invited to be the first director of the French Academy of Science, but his life as director teetered on the edge of powerlessness. Despite Huygens' many achievements no complete biography had previously been published in English. This book gives scientists and historians the opportunity to learn more about all aspects of Huygens' life while bringing his story to a wider audience.

Huygens: The Man behind the Principle Reviews

Review of the hardback: 'This biography by C. D. Andriesse ... brings a wealth of newly translated information, making it the richest source of information in English about the seventeenth-century Dutch polymath. ... Andriesse's book is a fascinating account ...' Nature

Table of Contents

Preface; A commemoration; 1. Titan; 2. Father; 3. Mother; 4. Family portrait; 5. Student; 6. Collisions; 7. Saturn; 8. Force; 9. Temperament; 10. Weight; 11. Crisis; 12. Light; 13. Dismissal; 14. Orphan; 15. Heaven; References; Bibliography; Further reading.

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NLS9780521181433
9780521181433
0521181437
Huygens: The Man behind the Principle by C. D. Andriesse (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2011-02-17
476
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