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Walking with Christiaan Huygens From Archimedes' Influence to Unsung Contributions in Modern Science /

Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) left an indelible mark on the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, and geophysics. Despite his groundbreaking contributions, history has often overlooked his pivotal role. While two of the most famous achievements in physics are Newton’s theory of...

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Main Authors: Moser, Tijmen Jan (Author), Robinson, Enders Anthony (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Series:History of Physics,
Subjects:
Physics > History.
Physicists > Biography.
Astronomers > Biography.
Science > History.
Physics.
Astronomy.
Mathematics.
History of Physics and Astronomy.
Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers.
History of Science.
Physics and Astronomy.
Applications of Mathematics.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46158-3
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Historical overview of the life of Christiaan Huygens
  • Chapter 2. Huygens and spontaneous order
  • Chapter 3. Huygens and the speed of light
  • Chapter 4. Huygens’ principle
  • Chapter 5. Huygens and the telescope
  • Chapter 6. Huygens and the clock
  • Chapter 7. Huygens-Fresnel principle
  • Chapter 8. Huygens and special relativity
  • Chapter 9. Huygens and centrifugal force
  • Chapter 10 Huygens and curvature
  • Chapter 11. What Huygens could have written on diffraction
  • Chapter 12. Huygens and geophysics.

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