The Huygens family, Hofwijck and optics: a review of some developments in the history of the telescope and microscope

Beschrijving

In this presentation, the contributions to the development and circulation of optical knowledge by the Dutch poet, scholar, composer and diplomat Constantijn Huygens the elder and his three sons Constantijn the younger, Christiaan and Philips are summarized and discussed.

Periode	09 okt. 2015
Examen gehouden op	Scientific Instrument Society