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- DictionaryHuy·gens, Christiaan/ˈhoiɡənz/
- 1. (1629–95), Dutch physicist, mathematician, and astronomer. His wave theory of light enabled him to explain reflection and refraction.
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Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem, FRS ( HY-gənz, HOY-gənz, ; also spelled Huyghens; ; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, an... Wikipedia