Huygens The Man Behind the Principle |
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| Author:
| Andriesse, C. D. |
| Translator:
| Miedema, Sally |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-85090-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $225.95 |
Book Description:
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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 1695). 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 famous but no complete biography has previously been published in English. This book allows scientists and...
More DescriptionHuygens: The Man Behind the Principle is the story of the great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist, Christiaan Huygens (1629 1695). 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 famous but no complete biography has previously been published in English. This book allows scientists and historians to learn more about Huygens' life while bringing his story to a wider audience.