Willebrord Snel van Royen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Willebrord_Snel_van_Royen
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:birthDate 1580
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Leiden,_Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:contribution formulation of the law of refraction (Snell's law)
improved methods for measuring distances using triangulation
gptkbp:deathDate 1626
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Leiden,_Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:education gptkb:Leiden_University
gptkbp:father gptkb:Rudolph_Snel_van_Royen
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
geodesy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Willebrord Snel van Royen
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Snell's_law
triangulation method for measuring the Earth
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Jacobus_Golius
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Willebrord_Snellius
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Tiphys_Batavus
gptkb:Eratosthenes_Batavus
Cyclometricus
gptkbp:signature Willebrord Snel van Royen signature.svg
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Leiden_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Willebrord_Snellius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6