when was he born?
14 April 1629
Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens was born on 14 April 1629 in The Hague, into a rich and influential Dutch family, the second son of Constantijn Huygens.
the valles marineris system on mars is 4 000 km long the width of UNANSWERABLE does it have any ice caps? Yes, two permanent polar ice caps what is its weather like? The seasons of Mars are the most Earth-like where is it located in our solar system? Fourth planet from the Sun does it have any natural satellites? UNANSWERABLE what is the earlier mentioned system? It is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly when was it discovered? In the 17th century, Galileo discovered that the Sun was marked with sunspots, and that Jupiter had four satellites in orbit around it and around 1704 the term "Solar System" first appeared in English what is the center of it? As the contracting nebula rotated faster, it began to flatten into a protoplanetary disc with a diameter of roughly 200 AU and a hot, dense protostar at the centre when was this system formed? 4.568 billion years ago was there any one other than the above mentioned person involved in its exploration? Christiaan Huygens, Edmond Halley, and Friedrich Bessel who was huygens? He was a Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor
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Christiaan Huygens [SEP] Early life
Christiaan Huygens was born on 14 April 1629 in The Hague, into a rich and influential Dutch family, the second son of Constantijn Huygens. Christiaan was named after his paternal grandfather. His mother was Suzanna van Baerle. She died in 1637, shortly after the birth of Huygens' sister. The couple had five children: Constantijn (1628), Christiaan (1629), Lodewijk (1631), Philips (1632) and Suzanna (1637). Constantijn Huygens was a diplomat and advisor to the House of Orange, and also a poet and musician. His friends included Galileo Galilei, Marin Mersenne and René Descartes. Huygens was educated at home until turning sixteen years old.