Christiaan Huygens
1629 – 1695 · Netherlands · Physics, Astronomy
Wave theory of light, the pendulum clock, Saturn's rings.
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- Isaac Newton
1643 – 1727 · Physics, Mathematics
Huygens's wave optics and pendulum mechanics are Newton's standing rivals and tools.
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