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“I esteem his understanding and subtlety highly, but I consider that they have been put to ill use in the greater part of his work, where the author studies things of little use... {Writing about Isaac Newton}”

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Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens

Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and inventor. Born on April 14, 1629, in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on July 8, 1695. Huygens made significant contributions to mathematics, astronomy, physics, and invention, particularly in the fields of optics and mechanics. more

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