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![Christiaan Huygens](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17967.png?v=1696836186)
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Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. A leading figure of the Scientific Revolution, Huygens combined research into mathematical-based theories, such as the movement of light waves, with practical...
![Christiaan Huygens by Netscher](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17967.png?v=1696836186)
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Christiaan Huygens by Netscher
A 1671 portrait by Caspar Netscher of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.
![Antonie van Leeuwenhoek](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18042.png?v=1698347287)
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the most important microscopist of the Scientific Revolution. The Dutchman made over 500 microscopes, many with a magnification far superior to contemporary models. His discoveries include bacteria...
![Blaise Pascal](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18374.png?v=1706255703)
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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher whose work influenced both the Scientific Revolution and later European thought. Pascal is known for his practical achievements in science, such as a calculating...
![Harrison's Marine Chronometer](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17185.png?v=1681977662)
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Harrison's Marine Chronometer
John Harrison (1693-1776) invented an accurate marine chronometer after several decades of research and development. While the pendulum clock had already been invented in the 17th century, a clock that could withstand the vagaries of the...
![12 Great Scientists of the Scientific Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18039.png?v=1713180903)
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12 Great Scientists of the Scientific Revolution
In this collection, we gather together some of the greatest minds of the Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) when European science made great leaps forward, particularly in the fields of astronomy, microscopy, anatomy, and physics. Each scientist...
![Astronomy in the Scientific Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18034.png?v=1698243549)
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Astronomy in the Scientific Revolution
The astronomers of the Scientific Revolution rejected long-held theories of ancient thinkers like Claudius Ptolemy and Aristotle and instead set out to systematically observe the heavens in order to create a model of the universe that fit...
![Observatories in the Scientific Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18039.png?v=1713180903)
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Observatories in the Scientific Revolution
The foundation of observatories during the Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) followed a process of evolution from entirely independent observatories operated by a single astronomer to private observatories which received state or private...
![Huygen's Pendulum Clock](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17970.png?v=1695995842)
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Huygen's Pendulum Clock
A reconstructed model of a pendulum clock designed and built by the Dutch mathematician and astronomer Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). The device has two weights and two pulleys which are driven by the swing of the pendulum. (Science Museum...
![Death of William Barents](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15098.jpg?v=1651706046)
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Death of William Barents
Painting depicting the death of William Barents (Willem Barentsz) (1550-1597). Oil on canvas, 1836, by Christiaan Julius Lodewijk Portman (1799–1868).