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Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem, FRS (/ ˈ h aɪ ɡ ən z / HY-gənz, [2] US also / ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / HOY-gənz; [3] Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈɦœyɣə(n)s] ⓘ; also spelled Huyghens; Latin: Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.
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Depiction of the sizes of the sun and planets from Christiaan Huygens: Cosmotheoros, The Hague 1698. Dutch Afbeelding van de groottes van zon en planeten uit Christiaan Huygens: Cosmotheoros, Den Haag 1698.
The first person to draw a map of Mars that displayed terrain features was the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. On November 28, 1659, he made an illustration of Mars that showed the distinct dark region now known as Syrtis Major Planum , and possibly one of the polar ice caps . [ 29 ]
English: Tubeless Aerial telescope of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). Nederlands: Telescoop zonder buis door Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). Français : Télescope sans tube par Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).
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