1656 ⟶ Huygens Determines the Shape of Saturn's Rings

Christiaan Huygens describes the true shape of the rings of ...
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🔬 Willebrord Snellius Formulates the Law of Refraction

Willebrord Snellius: the law of refraction also known as Snell's law.⟶
Willebrord Snellius Formulates the Law of Refraction (1628)
PhysicsOpticsScientific RevolutionMathematics
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🪐 Huygens Determines the Shape of Saturn's Rings

Christiaan Huygens describes the true shape of the rings of Saturn.⟶
Huygens Determines the Shape of Saturn's Rings (1656)
AstronomyScientific RevolutionPhysicsCosmologyTelescopeChristiaan HuygensObservation
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🔭 Huygens Observes Martian Surface Details

Christiaan Huygens first to observe surface details of Mars.⟶
Huygens Observes Martian Surface Details (1659)
AstronomyMarsScientific ObservationTelescopeScientific RevolutionPlanetary ScienceChristiaan Huygens
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🐛 Swammerdam's Epigenesis Research in Insects

Jan Swammerdam: epigenesis in insects.⟶
Swammerdam's Epigenesis Research in Insects (1669)
BiologyScientific RevolutionMicroscopy
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🕰️ Huygens Publishes Study on Oscillating Systems and Pendulum Clock Design

Christiaan Huygens: first study of oscillating system and design of pendulum clocks⟶
Huygens Publishes Study on Oscillating Systems and Pendulum Clock Design (1673)
PhysicsMechanicsTimekeepingScientific RevolutionChristiaan Huygens
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🔬 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Observes Bacteria

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovers Bacteria.⟶
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Observes Bacteria (1676)
MicrobiologyScientific RevolutionObservationBiologyDiscovery
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