Huygens: The Man behind the Principle [Hardcover]

This biography details the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist, Christiaan Huygens (162995).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 historians to learn more about Huygens' life while bringing his story to a wider audience.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 historians to learn more about Huygens' life while bringing his story to a wider audience.This biography on Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) describes in detail how he arrived at discoveries and inventions often wrongly ascribed to Newton. The great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist played a key role in the 'scientific revolution' and the Huygens Principle on the wave theory of light helped establish his reputation. Moreover, 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.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; 1lsM