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Christiaan Huygens
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) (April 14, 1629?July 8, 1695) was a
Dutch
physicist
,
mathematician
and
astronomer
, born in
The Hague
. He was known for his idea that
light
was in the form of
waves
. He discovered
Saturn
's largest
moon
Titan
in 1655. He also did detailed studies on Saturn's
rings
, and in 1656, he discovered that they are made up of
rocks
. He also studies
optics
and
pendulum clock
.
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