Christiaan Huygens
1629–1695
Dutch scientist who invented the pendulum clock.
Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695) was an astronomer, born and died in The Hague.
- Known as
- Astronomer
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 1629, The Hague
- Died
- 1695, The Hague
Alive at the same time as Christiaan Huygens
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Portrait: Bernard Vaillant, Public domain.
