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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Scientist
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:optics
mechanics
mathematical sciences
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1629-04-14
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gptkbp:born
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April 14, 1629
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:The_Hague
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:optics
mechanics
mathematical physics
wave theory of light
theory of probability
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gptkbp:death_date
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1695-07-08
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gptkbp:died
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July 8, 1695
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Leiden
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gptkbp:fellowship
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gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences_of_the_Institute_of_France
gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
physics
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:Physics
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
classical mechanics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Christiaan Huygens
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkb:Physics
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
wave-particle duality
classical mechanics
modern physics
mathematical analysis
modern astronomy
wave mechanics
scientific revolution
optical instruments
timekeeping technology
scientific instrumentation
optical science
philosophy of light
mechanics of fluids
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
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gptkbp:invention
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gptkb:Huygens'_clock
gptkb:Huygens'_pendulum_clock
gptkb:Huygens'_clock_mechanism
improved telescope
circular pendulum
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gptkbp:known_for
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wave theory of light
Huygens' principle
invention of the pendulum clock
discovering Saturn's moon Titan
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Huygens_telescope
gptkb:Huygens_probe
Huygens crater on the Moon
Huygens' law of optics
Huygens' principle in wave theory
Huygens' formula
Huygens' law
Huygens' principle in wave mechanics
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Dutch
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Cosmotheoros
gptkb:Horologium_Oscillatorium
Traité de la lumière
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Constantijn_Huygens
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gptkbp:philosophy
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scientific method
empiricism
mechanical philosophy
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:The_Hague
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:The_Hague
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gptkbp:sibling
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gptkb:Daniel_Huygens
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:theory
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timekeeping
planetary motion
light as a wave
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gptkbp:work
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gptkb:Cosmotheoros
gptkb:De_ratiociniis_in_ludo_aleae
gptkb:Horologium_Oscillatorium
Traité de la lumière
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Huygens
gptkb:Titan
gptkb:John_Harrison_XX
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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