Christiaan Huygens (mathematician and physicist)

Christiaan Huygens was a 17th-century Dutch scientist renowned for his work in mathematics, physics, and astronomy. He discovered Saturn’s moon Titan and designed the first practical pendulum clock, greatly improving timekeeping accuracy. Huygens also formulated wave theories of light, foreshadowing later developments in optics. His work on the laws of motion and centrifugal force contributed significantly to physics. Huygens’ insights helped lay the groundwork for Newtonian mechanics and advanced our understanding of planetary motion, light, and time measurement. His contributions remain fundamental to the development of modern science.