CHRISTIAN HUYGENS: *INVENTOR OF PENDULUM CLOCK, *DESIGNER OF IMPROVED TELESCOPES, *DISCOVERER OF SATURN'S LARGEST MOON, TITAN, *OBSERVER OF SATURN, *DESCRIBED SATURN'S RINGS CORRECTLY,
*HIS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT WAS WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT,
*HIS PRINCIPLES ABOUT NEW WAVEFRONTS,
*HE SHOWED THAT A PENDULUM THAT MOVES IN THE ARC OF A CIRCLE DOES NOT MOVE WITH AN EXACTLY EQUAL SWING,
*HE CORRECTLY PREDICTED LIGHT TRAVELS SLOWER IN DENSER MEDIUM .
*HE GAVE SIMPLE EXPLANATION FOR
THE LAWS OF REFLECTION, REFRACTION AND .ALSO FOR DOUBLE REFRACTION OF SOME MINERALS.
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